TY - JOUR
T1 - The nature of the beast
T2 - Hatred in cross-traditional religious and philosophical perspective
AU - Gereboff, Joel
AU - Green, Keith
AU - Cates, Diana Fritz
AU - Heim, Maria
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - HATRED IS A PHENOMENON OFTREMENDOUS ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE, YET it is poorly understood today. This essay explores some of the ways in which hatred is conceptualized and evaluated within different philosophical and religious traditions. Attention is focused on the Hebrew Bible and on the writings of Aristotle, Cicero, Seneca, Aquinas, and Buddhaghosa. Subtle differences mark various tradition-rooted accounts of the nature, causes, and effects of hatred. These differences yield different judgments about hatred's value and imply different methods for addressing the problem of hatred.
AB - HATRED IS A PHENOMENON OFTREMENDOUS ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE, YET it is poorly understood today. This essay explores some of the ways in which hatred is conceptualized and evaluated within different philosophical and religious traditions. Attention is focused on the Hebrew Bible and on the writings of Aristotle, Cicero, Seneca, Aquinas, and Buddhaghosa. Subtle differences mark various tradition-rooted accounts of the nature, causes, and effects of hatred. These differences yield different judgments about hatred's value and imply different methods for addressing the problem of hatred.
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U2 - 10.5840/jsce200929211
DO - 10.5840/jsce200929211
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77950240596
SN - 1540-7942
VL - 29
SP - 175
EP - 205
JO - Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
JF - Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
IS - 2
ER -