Seminario
Varieties of Envy
Programma
In this talk i present a novel taxonomy of envy, according to which there are four kinds of envy: emulative, inert, aggressive and spiteful envy. An inquiry into the varieties of envy is valuable not only to understand it as a psychological phenomenon, but also to shed light on the nature of its alleged viciousness. I first introduce the intuition that there is more than one kind of envy, together with the anecdotal and linguistic evidence that supports it. Then I propose a definition of envy tout court, and a recurring distinction between behavioral tendencies of envy, which has been explained in two distinct ways, one mostly proposed by psychologists, the other discernible in the philosophical tradition. I argue that these models of explanation track two variables (focus of concern and obtainability of the good), whose interplay is responsible for the existence of the four envies. I illustrate four paradigmatic cases, and provide a detailed analysis of the phenomenology, motivational structure, and typical behavioral outputs of each. I end by briefly alluding to the role envy plays in human flourishing.
Relatori/Relatrici
Sara Protasi (University of Puget Sound)
Dettagli sull'evento
Data e luogo
Inizio: 06/10/2021
alle ore 09:00
Fine: 06/10/2021
alle ore 11:00
Online sulla piattaforma Zoom
Organizzato e promosso da:
LM-78 - Classe delle lauree magistrali in scienze filosofiche - Filosofia dell'informazione. Teoria e gestione della conoscenza
Synergia Research Group
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Per informazioni contattare Pierluigi Graziani: pierluigi.graziani@uniurb.it
