Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour

by Helmut Schoeck

Overview

This classic study is one of the few books to explore extensively the many facets of envy—“a drive which lies at the core of man’s life as a social being.” Ranging widely over literature, philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences, Professor Schoeck— a distinguished sociologist and anthropologist—elucidates both the constructive and destructive consequences of envy in social life. Perhaps most important, he demonstrates that not only the impetus toward a totalitarian regime but also the egalitarian impulse in democratic societies are alike in being rooted in envy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865970632
Publisher:	Liberty Fund
Publication date:	12/01/1987
Series:	Helen & Kurt Wolff Bk.
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.25(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

An excellent and extremely valuable book. It is beautifully written and contains startling and enlightening information.

—Sir Karl R. Popper

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