New Book by Giorgio Baruchello

Northwest Passage Books presents:

Philosophy of Cruelty

Collected Philosophical Essays

by Giorgio Baruchello

Paperback, $19.95 USD.

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“Baruchello’s Philosophy of Cruelty, the second collection of his essays, turns a difficult and emotionally charged topic into a surprisingly informative and enlightening read. Covering the history of Western philosophy’s treatment of cruelty as a topic, yet relating every point to present-day occasions of violence and injustice, this book is a touchstone for any discussion of cruelty as a philosophical theme. It pulls no punches, yet it leaves you standing taller.”

--Brendan Myers,
author of The Other Side of Virtue and Reclaiming Civilization.

Table of Contents

PART I – Debating Cruelty

Chapter 1: Two Questions about Cruelty 

Chapter 2: Three Perspectives on Cruelty 

Chapter 3: Two Questions about Liberalism of Fear

PART II – Cruelty in the History of Thought

Chapter 4: No Pain, No Gain. The Understanding of Cruelty in Western Philosophy

Chapter 5: The Politics of Cruelty: On Sade and Nietzsche

Chapter 6: Ordinary Hell. Reflections on Penal Justice between Dante and Nils Christie

PART III – LIBERA NOS A CRUDELITATE

Chapter 7: Disciplinary Divisions and Petty Academics. In Memory of Richard Rorty (1931–2007) 

Chapter 8: The Ironic and Painful Cornering of Liberalism of Fear 

Chapter 9: Enemies of Interculturalism. The Economic Crisis in Light of Xenophobia, Liberal Cruelties and Human Rights