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The Routledge Handbook of Dehumanization (Hardcover)
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The Routledge Handbook of Dehumanization (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
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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 key concepts, issues, and
debates within dehumanization studies. Organized into four parts,
the Handbook covers the following topics: The history of
dehumanization from Greek Antiquity to the 20th century,
contextualizing the oscillating boundaries, dimensions, and
hierarchies of humanity in the history of the 'West'; How
dehumanization is contemporarily studied with respect to special
contexts: as part of social psychology, as part of legal studies or
literary studies, and how it connects to the idea of human rights,
disability and eugenics, the question of animals, and the issue of
moral standing; How to tackle its complex facets, with respect to
the perpetrator's and the target's perspective, metadehumanization
and selfdehumanization, rehumanization, social death, status and
interdependence, as well as the fear we show toward robots that
become too human for us; Conceptual and epistemological questions
on how to distinguish different forms of dehumanization and
neighboring phenomena, on why dehumanization appears so
paradoxical, and on its connection to hatred, essentialism, and
perception. Essential reading for students and researchers in
philosophy, history, psychology, and anthropology, this Handbook
will also be of interest to those in related disciplines, such as
politics, international relations, criminology, legal studies,
literary studies, gender studies, disability studies, or race and
ethnic studies, as well as readers from social work, political
activism, and public policy.
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