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Conclusion

Envy and Human Goodness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2021

Sara Protasi
Sara Protasi
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University of Puget Sound, Washington
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The Conclusion sketches two notions: a metaphysical one – that much human goodness depends on implicit or explicit rankings and positionality; and an epistemic one – that we use implicit or explicit comparison to know what position we occupy in this continuum of goodness. Envy’s signaling value may be much more important than previously thought. If most of human goodness is relational, comparative, competitive, or positional, then it is not surprising that envy is a universal emotion. It safeguards our chance at happiness.

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envyvaluegoodnesspositional goodsexcellencecomparative goodnessfitting envy
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The Philosophy of Envy , pp. 151 - 160
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Conclusion
  • Sara Protasi, University of Puget Sound, Washington
  • Book: The Philosophy of Envy
  • Online publication: 01 July 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009007023.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Sara Protasi, University of Puget Sound, Washington
  • Book: The Philosophy of Envy
  • Online publication: 01 July 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009007023.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Sara Protasi, University of Puget Sound, Washington
  • Book: The Philosophy of Envy
  • Online publication: 01 July 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009007023.008
Available formats
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