When Bad Things Happen to Other People

When Bad Things Happen to Other People

by JohnPortmann (Author)

Synopsis

How can we derive pleasure from others' suffering? Portmann explores Schadenfreude, drawing on writers and thinkers such as Kant, Freud and Toni Morrison and challenging us to re-examine feelings about suffering, sympathy and justice.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 264
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 30 Jun 2000

ISBN 10: 0415923352
ISBN 13: 9780415923354