Sartre’s analysis of anti-Semitism and its relevance for today

Hinchliffe, Geoffrey (2019) Sartre’s analysis of anti-Semitism and its relevance for today. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51 (1). pp. 97-106. ISSN 0013-1857

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Abstract

In the second half of 1944, Jean-Paul Sartre wrote an essay entitled ‘Anti-Semite and Jew’. He analyses what might be termed the moral pathology of the anti-Semite. Such a person, Sartre suggests, has chosen to enact a passion, a passion of hatred. The motive is the desire for ‘impenetrability’ – a disavowal of reasoned argument – and a pleasure taken in the assertion and re-assertion of what is known to be false. Sartre’s essay was written hurriedly and looking back over 70 years, we can see its flaws. But I suggest that the kernel of his analysis of the anti-Semite is compelling, especially in the context of the growth of anti-immigrant prejudice in the UK and elsewhere. Using Sartre as a starting point, I discuss the nature of prejudice and suggest that to counter prejudices, a civic education is needed that emphasises a narrative of liberty.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sartre,anti-semite,liberty,prejudice,immigration,sdg 10 - reduced inequalities ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalities
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Research in Higher Education and Society
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2018 11:30
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2024 01:04
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/67353
DOI:	10.1080/00131857.2018.1449639

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