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Passivity vs Interpassivity - What's the difference?

passivity | interpassivity |

As nouns the difference between passivity and interpassivity

is that passivity is the state of being passive while interpassivity is a state of passivity, particularly cognitive or emotional passivity, enabled or facilitated by the appearance or potential of interactivity.

passivity

English

Noun

  • The state of being passive.
  • Submissiveness.
  • A lack of initiative.

    • Synonyms

    * passiveness

    Antonyms

    * activity

    Related terms

    * passion * passionate * passive * patience * patient

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    interpassivity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A state of passivity, particularly cognitive or emotional passivity, enabled or facilitated by the appearance or potential of interactivity
  • * Juha Suoranta and Tere Vadén (2010). Wikiworld , Pluto Press, p. 133
    • ...the true motivation for readymade laughter in TV comedies is interpassivity : I don't have to engage in recognising, sympathising with and interpreting the drama.

    References

    * Slavoj Žižek (1998). " Cyberspace, or, How to Traverse the Fantasy in the Age of the Retreat of the Big Other", Public Culture , volume 10 issue 3, p. 483 *: ...interpassivity , the exact obverse of "interactivity," which refers to the sense of being active through another subject who does the job for one...