On Disgust by Aurel Kolnai
Description : In On Disgust, pioneering philosopher Aurel Kolnai (1905-1973) draws on Husserl's phenomenological method to examine the experience of disgust. He distinguishes disgust from other emotions of aversion such as fear and contempt and shows how it relates to the five senses. Kolnai argues th...more..
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From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law (Inalienable Rights) by Martha C. Nussbaum
Description : A distinguished professor of law and philosophy at the University of Chicago, a prolific writer and award-winning thinker, Martha Nussbaum stands as one of our foremost authorities on law, justice, freedom, morality, and emotion. In From Disgust to Humanity, Nussbaum aims her considerable i...more..
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The Anatomy of Disgust by William Ian Miller
Description : William Miller embarks on an alluring journey into the world of disgust, showing how it brings order and meaning to our lives even as it horrifies and revolts us. Our notion of the self, intimately dependent as it is on our response to the excretions and secretions of our bodies, depends on it. ...more..
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Gross Me Out!: 50 Nasty Projects to Disgust Your Friends & Repulse Your Family by Ralph Retcher
Description : New in PaperKids absolutely love everything nasty and disgusting; it's especially fun when their enthusiasm for the "ick factor" drives parents, teachers, and any adult in sight to distraction. Now youngsters can indulge their lust for the foul with 50 wonderfully repulsive projects (il...more..
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Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law by Martha C. Nussbaum
Description : Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This powerful and elegantly written book, by one of America's most influential philosophers, presents a ...more..
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Disgust: The Theory and History of a Strong Sensation (Suny Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory) by Winfried Menninghaus
Description : Examines this forceful emotion from philosophical, literary, and art historical perspectives....more..
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Yuck!: The Nature and Moral Significance of Disgust (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology) by Daniel Kelly
Description : People can be disgusted by the concrete and by the abstract -- by an object they find physically repellent or by an ideology or value system they find morally abhorrent. Different things will disgust different people, depending on individual sensibilities or cultural backgrounds. In Yuck!,...more..
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The Politics of Disgust: The Public Identity of the Welfare Queen by Ange-Marie Hancock
Description : Winner of the 2006 Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Organized Section Best First Book Award from the American Political Science Association Winner of the 2006 W.E.B. DuBois Book Award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists Ange-Marie Hancock argues that longstanding...more..
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Disgust: The Gatekeeper Emotion by Susan Miller
Description : Susan Miller, author of two foundational works on shame (The Shame Experience [TAP, 1985/1993pbk]; Shame in Context [TAP, 1996]), now turns to disgust, an intriguing emotion that has received little attention in the professional literature.  For Miller, the psychological study of disg...more..
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Filth: Dirt, Disgust, and Modern Life by William A. Cohen
Description : From floating barges of urban refuse to dung-encrusted works of art, from toxic landfills to dirty movies, filth has become a major presence and a point of volatile contention in modern life. This book explores the question of what filth has to do with culture: what critical role the lost, the rejec...more..
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