Screen LibraryThe moral psychology of boredom /
"Whether we like it or not, boredom is a major part of human life. It permeates our personal, social, practical, and moral existence. It shapes our world by demarcating what is engaging, interesting, or meaningful from what is not. It also sets us in motion insofar as its presence can motivate...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Moral psychology of the emotions
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"Whether we like it or not, boredom is a major part of human life. It permeates our personal, social, practical, and moral existence. It shapes our world by demarcating what is engaging, interesting, or meaningful from what is not. It also sets us in motion insofar as its presence can motivate us to act in a plethora of ways. Indeed, in our search for engagement, interest, or meaning, our responses to boredom straddle the line between the good and the bad, the beneficial and the harmful, the creative and the mundane. In this volume, world-renowned researchers come together to explore a neglected but crucially important aspect of boredom: its relationship to morality. Does boredom cause individuals to commit immoral acts? Does it affect our moral judgment? Does the frequent or chronic experience boredom make us worse people? Is the experience of boredom something that needs to be avoided at all costs? Or can boredom be, at least sometimes, a solution and a positive moral force? The Moral Psychology of Boredom sets out to answer these and other timely questions." -- |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781786615381 178661538X |
| Index Number: | BF575 |
| CLC: | B842.6 |
| Call Number: | B842.6/M828-3 |
| Contents: | The moral significance of boredom: An introduction / Andreas Elpidorou -- From electric shocks to the Electoral College: How boredom steers moral behavior / Meltem Yucel and Erin C. Westgate -- The existential sting of boredom: Implications for moral judgements and behavior / Eric R. Igou and Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg -- Boredom and lost self / Shane W. Bench, Heather C. Lench, Yidou Wan, Kaitlyn Kaiser, and Kenneth A. Perez -- "Rage spread thin": Boredom and aggression / James Danckert -- Losing and finding agency: The crisis of boredom / John D. Eastwood and Dana Gorelik -- Boredom mismanagement and attributions of social and moral costs / McWelling Todman -- Boredom and poverty: A theoretical model / Andreas Elpidorou -- The epistemic benefits of irrational boredom / Lisa Bortolotti and Matilde Aliffi -- Boredom as cognitive appetite / Vida Yao -- Boredom, interest, and meaning in life / Wendell O'Brien -- Parallels to boredom in nonhuman animals / Rebecca K. Meagher and Jesse Robbins -- The long hard road out of boredom / Josefa Ros Velasco. |