{"product_id":"cains-act-massimo-recalcati-9781609458157","title":"Cain's ACT: The Origins of Hate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of Italy's most renowned philosophers and psychoanalysts, an urgent and stirring reflection on violence, morality, and our relationship with the Other\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat lies at the foundation of human history and society? According to Massimo Recalcati, it is not love for one's neighbor, as preached by Jesus in the Gospels, but the brutality, jealousy, and violence depicted in the story of Cain and Abel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs timely as it is brilliant, this essay examines Cain's murderous act through the lens of psychoanalysis, showing how delusions of self-sufficiency and individual perfection lie at the deepest roots of fear and violence in our societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue completeness can only be achieved through others--not despite them. This, argues Recalcati, is the lesson of Cain, one that resonates powerfully in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Recalcati explores the most fundamental of questions--for Cain, Abel, and every human being: can we believe in love?\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLa Stampa\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Massimo Recalcati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160945815X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609458157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Compass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2022","brand":"Massimo Recalcati","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073788899583,"sku":"9781609458157","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8125c0f9-ac30-46cc-9670-a9d7e90d4502.jpg?v=1685449911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cains-act-massimo-recalcati-9781609458157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}