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The Therapized Antisemite : The Myth of Psychology and the Evasion of Responsibility / Christopher L. Schilling.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: De Gruyter Disruptions ; 3Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]Copyright date: 2024Description: 1 online resource (101 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783111353524
  • 9783111349701
  • 9783111349572
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150.1952
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Definition of Antisemitism -- Chapter I. Social Psychology -- Chapter II. Clinical Psychology -- Chapter III. The Way the World Goes Mad, and a “WEIRD” Understanding of it -- Chapter IV. Psychohistory -- Chapter V. Forensic Psychology -- Chapter VI. Psychology and Policymaking -- Conclusion -- Bibliography
Summary: The Therapized Antisemite determines the failure of psychology in the understanding and punishment of antisemitism. For over a hundred years, psychology’s vision – understanding the mind and conquering feelings with thoughts – has remained a myth in much of Western societies. Despite its theories and concepts being widely criticized and often proven wrong, it remains part of our culture, academia, and legal systems. Instead of hoping for the field of psychology to one day solve the problem of antisemitism and how to punish it, we must ask ourselves how much it has not helped but rather harmed the fight against it. Through exploring social, clinical, and forensic psychology, as well as psychohistory and the intrusion of psychology into criminal law and policymaking, The Therapized Antisemite argues that we don’t yet understand what causes antisemitism in psychological terms, let alone how to go about solving the problem. The Holocaust, the Nuremberg Trials, Hitler biographies, the Halimi murder, Hate Crime, Mental Illness, False Memory, and Criminal Profiling are all discussed within the book. The Therapized Antisemite looks to change the way readers think about antisemitism, psychology and law, and will be of interest to legal and social science academics and students researching and practicing within the fields of criminal law, criminology, antisemitism studies, Jewish studies, and psychology.

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Definition of Antisemitism -- Chapter I. Social Psychology -- Chapter II. Clinical Psychology -- Chapter III. The Way the World Goes Mad, and a “WEIRD” Understanding of it -- Chapter IV. Psychohistory -- Chapter V. Forensic Psychology -- Chapter VI. Psychology and Policymaking -- Conclusion -- Bibliography

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The Therapized Antisemite determines the failure of psychology in the understanding and punishment of antisemitism. For over a hundred years, psychology’s vision – understanding the mind and conquering feelings with thoughts – has remained a myth in much of Western societies. Despite its theories and concepts being widely criticized and often proven wrong, it remains part of our culture, academia, and legal systems. Instead of hoping for the field of psychology to one day solve the problem of antisemitism and how to punish it, we must ask ourselves how much it has not helped but rather harmed the fight against it. Through exploring social, clinical, and forensic psychology, as well as psychohistory and the intrusion of psychology into criminal law and policymaking, The Therapized Antisemite argues that we don’t yet understand what causes antisemitism in psychological terms, let alone how to go about solving the problem. The Holocaust, the Nuremberg Trials, Hitler biographies, the Halimi murder, Hate Crime, Mental Illness, False Memory, and Criminal Profiling are all discussed within the book. The Therapized Antisemite looks to change the way readers think about antisemitism, psychology and law, and will be of interest to legal and social science academics and students researching and practicing within the fields of criminal law, criminology, antisemitism studies, Jewish studies, and psychology.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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