Why Theory

Interpassivity

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Jun 28, 2020
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INSIGHT

Double Delegation in Interpassivity

  • Interpassivity involves a double delegation: transferring pleasure to an agent and belief to a naive other.
  • This allows for enjoyment without the burden of symbolic identity.
ANECDOTE

Concerts and Interpassivity

  • Recording a concert on your phone instead of watching it directly can be interpreted through interpassivity.
  • The phone enjoys the concert for you, enabling a different kind of enjoyment.
INSIGHT

The Nature of Enjoyment

  • Our enjoyment is always the enjoyment of the other; there's no direct enjoyment.
  • Interpassivity is the underlying form of all enjoyment.
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