David Livingstone Smith is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New England in Maine. He has published nine books, including On Inhumanity and Less Than Human, which won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for contributions to the understanding of racism and appreciation of diversity.
No one is doing better work on the psychology of dehumanization
than David Livingstone Smith, and he brings to bear an impressive
depth and breadth of knowledge in psychology, philosophy, history,
and anthropology. Making Monsters is a landmark achievement
which will frame all future work on the psychology of
dehumanization. -- Eric Schwitzgebel, author of A Theory of
Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures
A fascinating and rich book that combines philosophical and
historical sophistication. Even-indeed especially-those who
disagree markedly with Smith's views about dehumanization, like me,
will benefit from wrestling with his lucid, important arguments. --
Kate Manne, author of Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts
Women
Making Monsters is a wonderful book in so many ways. It is
thoughtful, scholarly, and accessible, comprehensive and
compelling-a tremendous accomplishment that will enrich our
understanding of some of the darker part of our human condition. --
Lori Gruen, author of Entangled Empathy
Making Monsters is a historically informed and theoretically
rich exploration of how and why we dehumanize one another.
Scientifically sophisticated and interdisciplinary in scope,
Smith's vivid use of examples transforms his book from a valuable
scholarly treatise into an urgent and timely manifesto. --
Charlotte Witt, author of The Metaphysics of Gender
If you've ever wondered "How could they?" David Livingstone Smith's
brilliant Making Monsters will help you understand the
callous brutality of race crimes and the psychology of
dehumanization. With a steady hand, Smith leads us through a wide
swath of the worst of human crimes and distills into his own
insightful account the research explaining the social and
psychological mechanisms that enable ordinary people to do
monstrous deeds. This illuminating book is a major contribution to
the urgent project of understanding the psychology of
dehumanization in the hope of preventing future atrocities. --
Lynne Tirrell, University of Connecticut
Illuminating...It is cutting insights...along with thoughtful
speculations on how dehumanization is nurtured-through racism,
ideology, and the power of hierarchical structures-that makes this
such an invaluable study, particularly at this time. -- Bill Marx *
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