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Is it possible to rise above jealousy, what are the questions i need to ask myself to rise above it?
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September 7, 2011

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Andrew Pessin
October 7, 2011 (changed October 7, 2011) Permalink

if you're asking 'can some people rise above jealousy?', surely the answer is yes -- i can't help but think, though, that this question is more in the domain of psychology than philosophy .... (unless you believe that a proper theory of the world could help here -- eg Buddhism, which teaches you to free yourself from all attachments -- I suppose THAT would help with jealousy! --) ... For something you might enjoy reading on the subject, have a look at Proust's Remembrance of Things Past -- it's the second or third book, which is the story of Swann's jealousy over a woman named Odette ....

best, ap

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