Schadenfreude: understanding pleasure at the misfortune of others
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316617960
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
490 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
When and why do we derive pleasure from other people's misfortune? This book provides a comprehensive summary of current theoretical and empirical work on schadenfreude from psychological, philosophical and other scientific perspectives. It increases our understanding of the nature of this emotion and the role it plays in social relations.