The Routledge Handbook of Dehumanization, 9780367637132
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Uncover the denial of humanity: a multidisciplinary journey into dehumanization.
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The Routledge Handbook of Dehumanization

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    404 pages

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    31 May 2023

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Summary

Dehumanization: A Comprehensive Exploration

A striking feature of atrocities, as seen in genocides, civil wars, or violence against certain racial and ethnic groups, is the attempt to dehumanize — to deny and strip human beings of their humanity. Yet the very nature of dehumanization remains relatively poorly understood.

The Routledge Handbook of Dehumanization is the first comprehensive and multidisciplinary reference source on the subject and an outstanding survey of the k…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780367637132
ISBN-10:0367637138
Series:Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
Author:Maria Kronfeldner
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:404
Release Date:31 May 2023
Weight:780g
Dimensions:246mm x 174mm
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Critics Review

“Dehumanization as practiced is an all too tragically familiar feature of human history; dehumanization as analyzed and critically theorized is, sadly, far less explored. In this invaluable contribution to the literature, editor Maria Kronfeldner has brought together an impressive international team of experts to examine the dismayingly diverse ways and realms of human interaction in which dehumanization can and continues to take place. One can only hope that this major work in theory will help in the reduction and—one day—the ultimate elimination of the practice.” - Charles W. Mills, The Graduate Center CUNY, USA

About The Author

Maria Kronfeldner

Maria Kronfeldner is Professor of Philosophy at Central European University (New York - Vienna - Budapest). She is the author of What’s Left of Human Nature (2018), and Darwinian Creativity and Memetics (Routledge, 2011). She currently directs ‘The Epistemology of the In/Human’ project.

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