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Apr 3, 2017 · Revenge serves a very useful purpose – even the idea of seeking it gives us pleasure. Why is this? Melissa Hogenboom finds out.
Oct 4, 2011 · In other words, the purpose of revenge might be less about responding to one particular offense than about preventing several others. Seen this way, revenge provides a great cultural benefit — leading to more cooperative, and therefore productive, societies — in exchange for its great personal costs.
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Dec 11, 2019 · Revenge helped our species evolve by punishing cheaters, promoting fairness, and preventing the mob from taking justice into their own hands.
Its purpose is to intensify the tragic events that are going to unfold by creating tension between the audience and the actions of the characters. [34] The most common theme within the genre of revenge is the recurring violent murders that take place throughout the text, especially in the final act or scene.
Revenge is bittersweet at best. Research is starting to reveal how the urge for vengeance may have evolved, when it can be useful and what could prevent the violence it can provoke. By Tim Vernimmen 10.16.2019. Support sound science and smart stories.
May 4, 2011 · So revenge is the output of mechanisms that are designed for deterrence of harm—behaviors designed to deter individuals from imposing costs on you in the future after that individual...
Vengeance seems interpersonally destructive and antithetical to many of the most basic human instincts. However, an emerging body of social scientific research has begun to illustrate a logic to revenge, demonstrating why revenge evolved in humans and when and how people take revenge. We review this evidence and suggest that future studies on ...
