"Provides the first systematic introduction to the moral psychology of hate compiling specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars"--.

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Preface
  • How Atrocities Happen
  • Upstander vs. Bystander Realities
  • The Lessons of History
  • Morality and My Mother
  • The Takeaway
  • Note
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Hate and Racial Ignorance
  • Notes
• Part I: Historical Perspectives, East and West
• Chapter 1: Hate and Happiness in Aristotle
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Nature of Hate
  • 3. Hate and Happiness
  • 4. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 2: Hatred in Buddhist Thought and Practice
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Buddha: Three Unwholesome Roots
  • 3. Buddhaghosa: Loving-Kindness
  • 4. Śāntideva: Forbearance
  • 5. The Challenge from Philosophy
  • 6. The Challenge from Psychology
  • 7. The Challenge from Politics
  • Notes
  • References
• Part II: Hatred of Self and Others
• Chapter 3: The Snares of Self-Hatred
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Authority and Vulnerability
  • 3. Love and the Relational Self
  • 4. From Love to Remorse, Remorse to Self-Hatred
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 4: Misanthropy and the Hatred of Humanity
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Misanthropy, Hatred, and Violence
  • 3. Kant and Schopenhauer
  • 4. Enemies and Fugitives
  • 5. Humanity, Nature, and Misanthropy
  • 6. “Unmaking of Civilization”
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 5: A Tradition Grounded in Hate: Racist Hatred and Anti-Immigrant Fervor
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. On Group-Directed Hatred
  • 3. Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and White Supremacy as a Tradition
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 6: “Woman-Hating” as Redescription
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Women’s Oppression
  • 3. A First Pass
  • 4. A Second Pass
  • 5. A Third Pass
  • 6. Can a Woman’s Perceived Illness Arouse Male Hostility?
  • 7. A Fourth Pass
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 7: Why We Hate
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What Are the Characteristics of Hate?
  • 3. Long-Term Sentiment or an Emotion?
  • 4. Hate at Different Social Levels of Analysis
    • Hate at an Interpersonal Level
    • Hate at an Intergroup Level
    • How Hate Spreads
    • Hate Crimes and Hate Speech
    • Hate in Politics and Society
  • 5. Conclusion
  • References
• Part III: Hate, Ethics, and Rationality
• Chapter 8: Good Hate
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Appropriate Hate
  • 3. The Role of Hate in a Flourishing Life
  • 4. Hate as a Necessary Moral Emotion
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 9: Hateful Actions and Rational Agency
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A Framework for Emotions and Rational Agency
  • 3. The Messiness of Hate
  • 4. Implications for Hateful Actions
  • 5. Closing Reflections
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 10: Trashing and Tribalism in the Gender Wars
  • 1. SISTERHOOD IS POWERFUL. IT KILLS. MOSTLY SISTERS.2
  • 2. Women Hating Women
    • a. Tribalism
    • b. Anti-Hierarchy
    • c. Internalized Misogyny
    • d. Misdirected Rage
    • e. Unresolved Trauma
    • f. Who’s Attracted to Feminism
    • g. Status Hierarchies/Power Grabs
    • h. Overzealous Moralism
    • i. Performative Moralism
    • j. Resentment (Justified)
    • k. Feminine Socialization and Expected Social Roles
    • l. The Ideal of Sisterhood
  • 3. Final Thoughts
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 11: Hatred as a Burdened Virtue
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Complex Hatreds of Julian Tuwim
  • 3. Limpho Hani Refuses to Forgive
  • 4. Hatred: Vicious and Virtuous
  • 5. The Perils of Hard-Heartedness
  • Notes
  • References
• Epilogue
  • 1. The Aztecs as Alien Others
  • 2. The Limitations of the “Natural Light”
  • 3. Epistemic Justice in Western Ethics
  • Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Notes on Contributors