{"product_id":"9783032309006","title":"Cruelty and Conversations about Us Close-Up Philosophy for Humans","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCruelty and Conversations about Us\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eClose-Up Philosophy for Humans\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaggie Schein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book takes the disturbing yet necessary subject of cruelty as an opportunity to interrogate humanity without pretense. It experiments with how we understand this mercurial aspect of our lives, by which we are simultaneously defiled, denied, and yet defined as human.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eStructured in three main interlocking conversations, the book engages the reader in dialogues that explore intrapersonal and psychological aspects of human development and flourishing, focusing on many that are often thought not to be morally relevant but are, in fact, critical to our experience and comprehension of our conflicted moral selves, e.g., timing, attitude, perceptual capacities, neurodivergence, intuition, ensemble improvisation, story-telling, presentness, self-awareness, authenticity, and psychological dependence on certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the author’s previously published work, this book re-orients the discussion towards more practical questions of a humanistic nature. It is an exercise in unconventional experimental philosophy, challenging orthodox paradigms and interweaving diverse sources such as philosophy, psychology, pedagogy, ethology, literature, animation, magic, music, and comedy. It demands introspection and dialogue, and maps transformative relationships between practice, experience, and theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCruelty and Conversations about Us\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for all scholars, researchers and advanced students of moral philosophy and philosophy of the self. It is also ideal for everyone who has to contend with cruelty and is curious about what the intersection of humanity and inhumanity reveals about us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaggie Schein\u003c\/strong\u003e received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eCruelty - A Book about Us\u003c\/em\u003e (2023), also published by Palgrave Macmillan. She is also the author of other diverse texts, including \u003cem\u003eLost Cantos of The Ouroboros Caves\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eThe Endurance of Love\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). Dr Schein is a former research director for Harvard's Humanities and Liberal Arts Assessment Lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032309006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50300922822796,"sku":"9783032309006","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032309006.jpg?v=1780616511","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032309006","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}