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OverviewWhether we like it or not, boredom is a major part of human life. It permeates and affects our personal, social, practical, and moral existence. It shapes our world by demarcating the interesting and the meaningful from that which is not. And it sets us in motion insofar as its presence can give rise to a plethora of behaviors. Indeed, in its search for meaning, interest, and fulfillment, boredom straddles the line between the good and the bad, the beneficial and the harmful. In this volume, world-renowned researchers come together to explore a neglected but crucially important aspect of boredom: it’s relationship to morality. Does boredom cause individuals to commit immoral acts? Is the experience of boredom something that needs to be avoided at all costs? Does boredom make us worse people? Is it a problem or a solution? Can it be both? These and other questions are taken up and answered in the volume. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andreas ElpidorouPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield International Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield International Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.667kg ISBN: 9781786615381ISBN 10: 178661538 Pages: 332 Publication Date: 10 January 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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 Judgments and Behavior Eric R. Igou and Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg Boredom and the 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 Non-human Animals Rebecca K. Meagher and Jesse Robbins The Long Hard Road Out of Boredom Josefa Ros Velasco Index About the ContributorsReviewsIn this multiauthored volume, Elpidorou gathers chapters that approach the intersection of boredom and morality from diverse perspectives, including history, religion, and philosophy; clinical, social, and personality psychology; and even animal studies. Various contributing authors attend to how boredom can affect moral decision-making and to the conditions that are then conducive to either prosocial or antisocial behavior. Examples and case studies clarify that being in a state of boredom is not being in a state of neutrality: rather, it is being in a state that one definitely does not want to be in. Escape from boredom can lead to relatively small (but positive) behaviors--such as, for example, learning how to paint--but sometimes the positive behavior can be on a grander scale. A formerly bored person can end up joining efforts to fight world poverty. On the other hand, some chapters cite examples of escape from boredom that lead to decidedly negative behaviors, such as setting thousands of acres on fire, or even committing murder. The contributors interweave connections involving boredom that might otherwise be overlooked. The text also points to a wealth of references for student readers to explore. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty and professionals. Students in two-year technical programs. General readers. "In this multiauthored volume, Elpidorou gathers chapters that approach the intersection of boredom and morality from diverse perspectives, including history, religion, and philosophy; clinical, social, and personality psychology; and even animal studies. Various contributing authors attend to how boredom can affect moral decision-making and to the conditions that are then conducive to either prosocial or antisocial behavior. Examples and case studies clarify that being in a state of boredom is not being in a state of neutrality: rather, it is being in a state that one definitely does not want to be in. Escape from boredom can lead to relatively small (but positive) behaviors--such as, for example, learning how to paint--but sometimes the positive behavior can be on a grander scale. A formerly bored person can end up joining efforts to fight world poverty. On the other hand, some chapters cite examples of escape from boredom that lead to decidedly negative behaviors, such as setting thousands of acres on fire, or even committing murder. The contributors interweave connections involving boredom that might otherwise be overlooked. The text also points to a wealth of references for student readers to explore. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty and professionals. Students in two-year technical programs. General readers. -- ""Choice Reviews"" In this multiauthored volume, Elpidorou gathers chapters that approach the intersection of boredom and morality from diverse perspectives, including history, religion, and philosophy; clinical, social, and personality psychology; and even animal studies. Various contributing authors attend to how boredom can affect moral decision-making and to the conditions that are then conducive to either prosocial or antisocial behavior. Examples and case studies clarify that being in a state of boredom is not being in a state of neutrality: rather, it is being in a state that one definitely does not want to be in. Escape from boredom can lead to relatively small (but positive) behaviors--such as, for example, learning how to paint--but sometimes the positive behavior can be on a grander scale. A formerly bored person can end up joining efforts to fight world poverty. On the other hand, some chapters cite examples of escape from boredom that lead to decidedly negative behaviors, such as setting thousands of acres on fire, or even committing murder. The contributors interweave connections involving boredom that might otherwise be overlooked. The text also points to a wealth of references for student readers to explore. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty and professionals. Students in two-year technical programs. General readers." "In this multiauthored volume, Elpidorou gathers chapters that approach the intersection of boredom and morality from diverse perspectives, including history, religion, and philosophy; clinical, social, and personality psychology; and even animal studies. Various contributing authors attend to how boredom can affect moral decision-making and to the conditions that are then conducive to either prosocial or antisocial behavior. Examples and case studies clarify that being in a state of boredom is not being in a state of neutrality: rather, it is being in a state that one definitely does not want to be in. Escape from boredom can lead to relatively small (but positive) behaviors--such as, for example, learning how to paint--but sometimes the positive behavior can be on a grander scale. A formerly bored person can end up joining efforts to fight world poverty. On the other hand, some chapters cite examples of escape from boredom that lead to decidedly negative behaviors, such as setting thousands of acres on fire, or even committing murder. The contributors interweave connections involving boredom that might otherwise be overlooked. The text also points to a wealth of references for student readers to explore. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty and professionals. Students in two-year technical programs. General readers. -- ""Choice Reviews""" Author InformationAndreas Elpidorou is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Louisville. He specializes in the philosophical study of the mind and has published extensively on the nature of emotions (especially, boredom), consciousness, and cognition. He is the co-author of Consciousness and Physicalism: A Defense of a Research Program (2018) and the author of Propelled Toward the Good Life (2020). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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