Tag: vicarious

vicarious embarrassment

Fremdscham

Emotions are subjective, but that doesn’t mean that they’re all self-centered. Human beings are social by nature. Because of that, we experience vicarious emotions, feelings about other people’s feelings. Mudita, for example, is… more emotion Fremdscham

mutual happiness

Mudita

When a person is feeling Mudita, their pleasure comes from the simple reflection of another person’s pleasure.