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It defends a cognitivist version of misanthropy centered on judging humanity morally bad, addressing objections that misanthropy is inherently problematic. The book presents an Asymmetry Thesis giving greater moral weight to bad deeds than good deeds when harms and benefits match. It also examines misanthropy in environmental thought and explores practical implications of living with this attitude.","A Philosophical Defense of Misanthropy  \nThis book argues that it can be both reasonable and appropriate to adopt a certain kind of misanthropy. The author defends a cognitivist version of misanthropy, an attitude whose central feature is the judgment that humanity is morally bad.  \nMisanthropy is often dismissed on moral grounds. Many people hold that malice toward human persons is problematic and vulnerable to moral objections. In this book, the author advocates for cognitivist misanthropy. He defends an Asymmetry Thesis, according to which a morally bad deed carries more weight than a morally good deed, even if the harm of the former is exactly equal to the benefit of the latter. He makes the case that being misanthropic in the cognitivist sense is morally permissible and compatible with a broad range of moral reasons for action. He also considers the role of misanthropy in environmental thought, arguing that charges of misanthropy against certain “non-anthropocentric” views do not have the force they are typically thought to carry. Finally, the author investigates the practical implications of adopting cognitivist misanthropy, asking what living with such an attitude would involve.  \nA Philosophical Defense of Misanthropy will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in ethics and the philosophy of human nature.  \nToby Svoboda is an associate professor of philosophy at Fairfield University, USA. He is the author of The Ethics of Climate Engineering (Routledge, 2017) and Duties Regarding Nature (Routledge, 2015) .  \nA Philosophical Defense of Misanthropy  \nToby Svoboda  \nFirst published 2022  \nby Routledge  \n605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158, USA and by Routledge  \n4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN, UK Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business.  \n© 2022 Toby Svoboda  \nThe right of Toby Svoboda to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nTrademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. 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