Philosophy Talk. Envy: Vice or Virtue?
Context
Item belongs to a collection
Philosophy Talk, 2002-
The collection contains Philosophy Talk program audio from 2002 on.
- Digital collection
- 516 digital items
- Physical collection
- 503 computer files
- Finding aid
- Online Archive of California
Description
Creators/Contributors
Abstract/Contents
Bertrand Russell said that envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness, and it's well known as one of the seven deadly sins. But is envy always a bad thing? Is it simply a petty emotion we should try to avoid, or could envy help us understand ourselves more? Is envy rooted in unhealthy comparison with others, or does it come from our own vision of excellence? Could envy even be used to improve ourselves? Josh and Ken consider whether to envy their guest, Sara Protasi from the University of Puget Sound.
Subjects
- Subject
- Envy
- Genre
- Radio talk shows
Bibliographic information
- philosophytalk.org show page
- Envy: Vice or Virtue?
- Finding Aid
- Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
- Show#
- 475.0
- Repository
- Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/pb722yg0053
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- These files may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission. For permission requests, please contact Philosophy Talk (http://philosophytalk.org/contact).
