1st Edition
The Rise of Polarization Affects, Politics, and Philosophy
1. Introduction
2. The Labyrinth of Polarization
3. The Phenomenon of Affective Polarization
4. Building our Attachments: The Narrative Dimension of Affective Polarization
5. Increasing our Attachments: The Credence Dimension of Affective Polarization
6. Voicing our Attachments: The Emotional Language Dimension of Affective Polarization
7. Conclusion
Biography
Manuel Almagro is Assistant Professor at the University of Valencia, Spain. His main areas of research are political epistemology, political philosophy of language, and xphil. His published work has appeared in Hypatia, Metaphilosophy, Synthese, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Philosophy and Social Criticism, International Journal of Philosophical Studies, among others.
“In this engaging book, Manuel Almagro brings desperately needed nuance to our understanding of affective polarization, showing it is more complex than prevailing accounts recognize. Meticulously researched and forcefully argued, Almagro’s book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand polarization’s threats to democracy.”
Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University, USA
“Political polarization is sometimes portrayed as just the inevitable byproduct of the human tendency to connect convictions to identity. In this incredibly clear, brilliantly argued and exhaustively researched new book, Manuel Almagro shows this to be an oversimplification. Polarization isn’t something that just “happens”—it is often due to the deliberate hijacking of public discourse.”
Michael Patrick Lynch, Provost Professor of the Humanities, University of Connecticut, USA
“The Rise of Polarization is a compelling book about how we can grow apart from those we love. It provides a fast track to understanding the current state of the art on polarization, making it of interest to philosophers and social scientists, and a must-read for anyone interested in the dynamics of public opinion.”
Neftalí Villanueva, University of Granada, Spain
