TOMASZ Z AKWINU O RADOŚCI ZE ZŁA, KTÓRE PRZYTRAFIA SIĘ INNYM
THOMAS AQUINAS ON TAKING PLEASURE IN OTHER’S MISFORTUNE
Author(s): Magdalena PłotkaSubject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social history, Philosophy of Religion, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Schadenfreude; moral psychology; Thomas Aquinas; medieval philosophy;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents Thomas Aquinas’ concept of pleasure in other’s misfortune (Schadenfreude), i.e. specific joy, the source of which is the suffering of other people. The first part describes the ancient Schadenfreude sources that inspired Aquinas. The second part deals with the concept of hatred that underlies the concept of Schadenfreude. In the third part, it is presented Aquinas’ attempt to distinguish between various cases of the occurrence of Schadenfreude and an attempt of their moral justification.
Journal: Roczniki Filozoficzne
- Issue Year: 71/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 231-246
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish