Interpassivity is the act of projecting one's own self onto remote objects, that is, onto people or things, in so doing delegating the sensation to that person or object. Robert Pfaller, professor of philosophy at the university of Linz

Linz

Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...

 elaborated the theory of interpassivity within the fields of cultural studies

Cultural studies

Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...

 and psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's former students, such as Alfred Adler and Carl Gustav...

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Examples are paid keening

Keening

Keening is a form of vocal lament associated with mourning that is traditional in Scotland and Ireland.-Etymology:"Keen" as a noun or verb comes from the Irish/Scots Gaelic term "caoineadh" and references to it from the seventh, eighth and twelfth centuries are extensive.-History:Written sources...

, canned laughter, the Tibetan prayer wheel

Tibetan prayer wheel

Prayer Wheels are widely used in Tibet and areas where Tibetan culture is predominant.-Hand prayer wheel:The most common form of these objects are hand prayer wheels which consist in a metal cylinder and a handle which also serves as axis around which the cylinder can revolve, being set in motion...

. Juha Suoranta

Juha Suoranta

Juha Suoranta is a Finnish educational researcher, and public intellectual. He is currently Professor in Adult Education at the University of Tampere. Previously he worked as Professor of Education at the University of Lapland , and Professor of Adult Education at the University of Joensuu...

 and Tere Vadén consider however the example of comedies as in some way disengaging: