Alexander Waugh is himself the member of a famous family. Yet, as the German language recognizes with the word “Schadenfreudez”, we can experience joy at someone else’s sorrow, despite the questions it raises about our empathy. Vicarious experience brings catharsis, possibly helpful in a way. One other factor, however, intrudes on this picture: we tend to be more interested in bad or scandalous news than good. But then none can ever be completely unhappy or rather, when a family is com pletely unhappy it is unlikely that it will remain one. And, there is no reason to think that basically happy families are any more the same than unhappy ones. Despite Tolstoy’s ideal, none can ever be com pletely happy for every member all the time. In economic life it constitutes the primary unit, the household. It is the scene for playing out genetics and for working through the rearing and civilizing of children, both nature and nurture. This is hardly surprising zgiven that the family lies at the crossroad of so much human experience. Ezach family is happy and unhappy in its own ways. of Chicago Chicago, il 60637, usa AlexanderWaugh. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Ĩ4 Reviews THE WAYS OF THE WITTGENSTEINS ACCORDING TO A WAUGH Richard Henry Schmitt U.
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