An urgent, stirring reflection on violence and morality. "Recalcati
explores the most fundamental of questions-for Cain, Abel, and
every human being: can we believe in love?"-La Stampa What lies at
the foundation of human history and life in a society? According to
Massimo Recalcati, it is not the sentiment of love for one's
neighbour preached by Jesus in the Gospels but the brutal hatred
and violence depicted in the story of Cain and Abel. As 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. True 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. Praise for Recalcati's A Night in Gethsemane: "A book
that reads in less than two hours but stays with you forever."-Il
Foglio "Lively and sharp . . . An invitation to look positively at
the loneliness of human experience."-Lettera
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