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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book comes at a particularly opportune political moment, as much of the world is experiencing upsurges in group-directed hatred. The author's analysis of this form of hatred and, particularly, her suggestions for how to address it make this book indispensable. * R. R. Cornelius, CHOICE *
In this important and timely work, Berit Brogaard takes on an profoundly important topic that has been surprisingly neglected by other philosophers: the psychology of hatred. Brogaard's artful exploration of the ways our animosities shape our lives is at once deeply disturbing and profoundly engaging; the reader who follows her to journey's end will be rewarded with a deepened understanding of what is it is be human, and how we all might be human better. Hatred is a remarkably substantial, sophisticated, and spirited contribution to public philosophy, and I wish we had lot more philosophy like it. * John Doris, Cornell University *
Hate turns into a wonderfully fertile source of serious thinking in Berit Brogaard's hands. When it is morally defensible to hate? When is it dehumanizing? If how and what we hate defines us, here is a timely and thoughtful manual on how to hate better and more critically. * Laura Kipnis, Northwestern University *
Table of Contents1. Hit Me with Your Best Shot: An Anatomy of the Antagonistic Emotions 2. It's a Thin Line between Love and Hate: When We Hate the People We Love 3. Angel of Retribution: Vengeance and Hate's Justification 4. Bad to the Bone: Hate as a Trait 5. Killing in the Name Of: Collective Intentionality and Group Hate 6. Baby, It's in Your Nature: Misogyny, Femininity and Female Filth 7. Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal: The American Phantasy 8. A Change is Gonna Come: Hate Speech, Group Libel and Rational Discourse
