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.
- | Author: Helmut Schoeck
- | Publisher: Liberty Fund
- | Publication Date: Dec 01, 1987
- | Number of Pages: 464 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0865970645
- | ISBN-13: 9780865970649
