The envious mind

This work provides an analysis of the basic cognitive components of envy. In particular, the roles played by the envious party's social comparison with, and ill will against, the better off are emphasised. The ill will component is characterised by the envier's ultimate goal or wish that the envied suffer some harm, and is distinguished from resentment and sense of injustice, which have often been considered part of envy. The reprehensible nature of envy is discussed, and traced back to the analysis of its components. Finally, we explore both points of overlap and distinguishing features between envy and other emotions such as jealousy or emulation, and make a few general remarks, pointing to the necessity of overcoming conceptual looseness in the notion of envy.

Tipo Pubblicazione: 
Articolo
Author or Creator: 
Miceli, M.
Castelfranchi, C.
Publisher: 
Lawrence Erlbaum., Hove ;, Regno Unito
Source: 
Cognition and emotion (Print) 21 (2007): 449–479. doi:10.1080/02699930600814735
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Miceli, M.; Castelfranchi, C./titolo:The envious mind/doi:10.1080/02699930600814735/rivista:Cognition and emotion (Print)/anno:2007/pagina_da:449/pagina_a:479/intervallo_pagine:449–479/volume:21
Date: 
2007
Resource Identifier: 
http://www.cnr.it/prodotto/i/46948
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699930600814735
info:doi:10.1080/02699930600814735
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02699930600814735
Language: 
Eng