A Phenomenology of Love and Hate (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754661467)

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.

Author: Peter Hadreas
ISBN-10: 0754661466
ISBN-13: 9780754661467
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2007
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 8