Conference Program:

University of Haifa, Sefadia hall, Thursday, May 22nd 1997.

 

Opening session: 09:30-11:45

Chairman: Prof. Menachem Kelner, University of Haifa.

The place of pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune in the view of human existence

  • On the nature of pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune
    Prof.
    Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, University of Haifa.

  • On morality and pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune
    Prof. Asa Kasher, Tel-Aviv University.

  • Pleasure-in-other's-misfortune in the service of the individual: Developmental perspective.
    Prof. Avi Sagi, Yael Wald, University of Haifa.

  • Pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune and judaism
    The rabbi Sh'ar Yeshuv Hacohen.

  • Pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune in politics
    Parliament member Rubi Rivlin.

 

Session B: 12:00-13:00

Chairman: Prof. Moshe Zidner, University of Haifa.

Pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune and culture

  • Pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune and national conflicts: A story on jews and germans.
    Dr. Fania Oz-Zalzberg, University of Haifa.

  • The figure of the enemy in the poetry of moroccan jews
    Prof. Yosef Shitrit, University of Haifa.

  • Rural legends and pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune
    Prof. Gabriel Weiman, University of Haifa.

 

Session C: 14:00-16:30

Chairman: Prof. Zvi Izikovitch, University of Haifa.

Pleasure-in-other’s-misfortune: in every day’s life.

  • Pleasure-in-other's-misfortune: interpersonal differences
    Dr. Rivka Yahav, Dr. Hasia Ben-Zur, University of Haifa.

  • Pleasure-in-other's-misfortune: Public figures
    Shlomo Hareli, Tel-Hai College, University of Haifa.

  • Pleasure-in-other's-misfortune and counterfactual thinking
    Ariel Netanzon, Dr. David Boninger, Dr. Faith Glacier-Boninger, University of Haifa.

  • Humor and pleasure-in-other's-misfortune
    Prof. Avner Ziv, Tel-Aviv University.

  • The "Pity-animals"
    Miryam Kots, Yediot Aharonot.

  • "He's dead, He's dead, He's dead"
    Pleasure-in-other's-misfortune in sport
    Dr. Oz Almog, Izrael College.

  • Pleasure-in-other's-misfortune: Prefixed situations in the television show "Fisfusim" ( Banana-split )
    Shlomo Hareli, Noga Itshar, Galit Levi, University of Haifa.

 

Session D: 17:00-19:00

Pleasure-in other’s-misfortune in satire and the media.

  • Symposium, in participation of:
    Dr. David Alexander, University of Haifa ( hosting ).
    Uri Orbach; "Yediot Aharonot", "Nekuda"
    Gaphi Amir, B. Michael, Didi Menusi; "Yediot Aharonot"
    Efraim Sidon, Meir Uziel; "Ma'ariv"
    Tal Gilad; "Hartzufim"

 

   
   
   
   

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