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Watt Smith, T: Schadenfreude

By Tiffany Watt Smith

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Watt Smith, T: Schadenfreude

By Tiffany Watt Smith

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'A delightful book, full of jokes and confessions' GuardianSchadenfreude - enjoying the pain and failures of others - is an all-too-familiar feeling. It has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries but, in a time of polarised politics, twitter trolls and 'sidebars of shame', has never been more relevant. Recent studies have shown that we smile more at a rival's loss than at our own success. But why can it be so much fun to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it?In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from Nietzsche to Homer Simpson, investigating the latest scientific research, and collecting some outrageous confessions on the way - she reveals how everyone, babies, nuns, your most trusted friends, are enjoying your misfortunes. But rather than an emotional glitch, she argues, Schadenfreude can reveal profound truths about our relationships with others and our sense of who we are. Frank, warm and laugh-out-loud funny, Schadenfreude makes the case for thinking afresh about this much-maligned emotion - and perhaps, even, embracing it.
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Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2018-10-18
Publication Date:
2018-10-18
Publisher:
Profile Books
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
1781259089
ISBN13:
9781781259085
Weight:
249 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
205 cm
Thickness:
20 cm

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