The Therapized Antisemite: The Myth of Psychology and the Evasion of Responsibility

Christopher L. Schilling

Published by De Gruyter 2024

The Therapized Antisemite

The Myth of Psychology and the Evasion of Responsibility

Christopher L. Schilling

Volume 3 in the series De Gruyter Disruptions

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111349572

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Christopher L. Schilling PhD is a lawyer and political scientist. Among his publications are The Japanese Talmud: Antisemitism in East Asia (Hurst) and Zen Judaism: The Case Against a Contemporary American Phenomenon (Palgrave Macmillan). He has taught at diplomatic academies and universities in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Mexico, and held visiting academic positions in New York, Taipei, Seoul, and Tokyo.　

Reviews

“Once in a time, there has to be ‘that book’, which calls the established narratives within a certain field into question. Written in a very lucid, thought-provoking language, and a ‘no-nonsense’ style, it opens up a debate that we were supposed to be having decades ago. Christopher L. Schilling is the kind of author you will feel honored to argue with in this debate.” – Zbyněk Tarant, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic.

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“Christopher Schilling has written one of those very valuable ‘the emperor is wearing no clothes’ books. His The Therapized Antisemite aims at the absurd claims made by some psychologists that they have found the roots of antisemitism in the dark recesses of people's minds – recesses they know how to probe and illuminate. The book casts doubt not only on the current efforts at explaining antisemitism, but on psychology going back to its beginning. Skeptics will find much to savor in this book.” – George Leef, Director of External Relations, James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, North Carolina.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
A Definition of Antisemitism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Chapter I. Social Psychology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter II. Clinical Psychology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter III. The Way the World Goes Mad, and a “WEIRD” Understanding of it Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Chapter IV. Psychohistory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Chapter V. Forensic Psychology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Chapter VI. Psychology and Policymaking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students in the field of Jewish studies, antisemitism studies, law, and psychology
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 101
Keywords: Antisemitism; pychology; law

eBook

Published: January 29, 2024
ISBN: 9783111349572

Hardcover

Published: January 29, 2024
ISBN: 9783111353524

Paperback

Published: January 29, 2024
ISBN: 9783111349282