Overview

Using phenomenology to uncover the implicit logic in personal love, sexual love, and hatred, Peter Hadreas provides new insights into the uniqueness of the beloved and offers fresh explanations for some of the worst outbreaks of violence and hatred in modern times. Topics discussed include the value and subjectivity of personal love, nudity and the temporality of sexual love, the connection between personal, sexual love, and the incest taboo, the development of group-focused hatred from individual focused hatred, and prejudicial discrimination. The work encompasses analysis of philosophers and writers from ancient times through to the present day and examines such episodes as the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing and the Columbine High School massacre.

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Author:   Peter Hadreas ,  Professor Joseph Friggieri ,  Professor Moira Gatens ,  Dr. Simon Glendinning
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780754661467

ISBN 10:   0754661466
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   28 September 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: Why A Phenomenology of Love and Hate?; Personal love; Sexual love; Hatred; Conclusion: the logical underpinnings of love and hate; Bibliography; Index.

Reviews

’... this volume demonstrates the strength and the value of phenomenology by providing for us an exemplary and wide ranging exposition of the significant relationships between the elements that go to the make up overflowing concepts that we use every day 'without thinking', thereby often confusing ourselves and other.’ Journal of Consciousness Studies

'... this volume demonstrates the strength and the value of phenomenology by providing for us an exemplary and wide ranging exposition of the significant relationships between the elements that go to the make up overflowing concepts that we use every day 'without thinking', thereby often confusing ourselves and other.' Journal of Consciousness Studies

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Peter Hadreas is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy, San José State University, USA

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