Envy. Envy is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it. Aristotle defined envy as pain at the sight of another's good fortune, stirred by those who have what we ought to have.
Bertrand Russell said that envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness. Not only is the envious person rendered unhappy by his or her envy, Russell explained, but that person may also wish to inflict misfortune on others, in forms of emotional abuse and violent acts of criminality.
Although envy is generally seen as something negative, Russell also believed that envy was a driving force behind the movement of economies and must be endured to achieve the keep up with the Joneses system. He believed this is what helps to maintain democracy, a system where no one can achieve more than anyone else.
Psychologists have recently suggested that there are two types of envy: malicious envy and benign envy, malicious envy being proposed as a sick force that ruins a person and his/her mind and causes the envious person to blindly want the hero to suffer; on the other hand, benign envy being proposed as a type of positive motivational force that causes the person to aspire to be as good as the hero, but only if benign envy is used in a right way. However, Sherry Turkle considers that the advent of soc
Bertrand Russell said that envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness. Not only is the envious person rendered unhappy by his or her envy, Russell explained, but that person may also wish to inflict misfortune on others, in forms of emotional abuse and violent acts of criminality.
Although envy is generally seen as something negative, Russell also believed that envy was a driving force behind the movement of economies and must be endured to achieve the keep up with the Joneses system. He believed this is what helps to maintain democracy, a system where no one can achieve more than anyone else.
Psychologists have recently suggested that there are two types of envy: malicious envy and benign envy, malicious envy being proposed as a sick force that ruins a person and his/her mind and causes the envious person to blindly want the hero to suffer; on the other hand, benign envy being proposed as a type of positive motivational force that causes the person to aspire to be as good as the hero, but only if benign envy is used in a right way. However, Sherry Turkle considers that the advent of soc
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