Love in the Time of Cholera: Comments on “Hatred and Anger: Unleashed Furies of Contemporary Democracy”

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https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.100.033

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Hate, Theory of emotions, Love, Guilt and Love, Lariguet

Abstract

A brief commentary on Guillermo Lariguet’s book, “El odio y la ira. Furias desatadas de la democracia actual”. After summarizing some of the author’s main ideas, certain aspects are examined and questioned. In particular, the focus is on the theoretical commitments inherent in adopting a theory of emotions, as well as the risks associated with portraying a monster as the embodiment of hatred. Furthermore, some attributes that Lariguet ascribes to the concept of hatred are highlighted, the selection of certain paradigmatic cases of this emotion is questioned, and finally, the effectiveness of love as a primary tool for combating hatred is challenged.

Author Biography

María Laura Manrique, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas CONICET (Argentina)

Master's degree in Criminal Law from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) and the University of Barcelona. PhD from Pompeu Fabra University (2010) with highest honors and the Knowledge Transfer Award from the University's Social Council. Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Philosophical Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2010–2011). Postdoctoral fellow of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET Argentina) and the Chair of Legal Culture at the University of Girona, Spain (2018–2020). MacCormick Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (2024). Currently an Adjunct Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) (Argentina).

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2025-12-05

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Manrique, M. L. (2025). Love in the Time of Cholera: Comments on “Hatred and Anger: Unleashed Furies of Contemporary Democracy”. República Y Derecho, 11(11), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.100.033

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Vol. 11 No. 11 (2026): Dossier: Reflections on Hatred and Anger: Unleashed Furies in Today's Democracy, by Guillermo Lariguet

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