Hate does not exist

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.100.038

Keywords:

Hate, Political Hatred, Extreme Right, Guillermo Lariguet

Abstract

This study begins by delineating, along with their corresponding reasons, Guillermo Lariguet’s responses to pivotal inquiries in “Hate and Anger,” particularly focusing on the essence of hate, its intertwining with the radical right, its peril to democracy, and strategies for democratic societies to counteract it. I present a critique, detailing my divergences on his conceptual analysis, the construed link between hate and the extreme right, and his reasoning on why it poses a threat to democratic structures. My critique pivots on the argument that hate should not be leveraged as a primary analytical tool for political discourse, especially concerning the extreme right. I posit that hate is often not an intrinsic element discovered within the subject matter but rather a projection by the researcher onto their subject of study.

Author Biography

Juan Iosa, CONICET–Universidad Siglo XXI (Argentina)

With a PhD in Law from the National University of Córdoba (UNC), he is a professor of philosophy of law at that university and an adjunct researcher at CONICET. He has conducted research stays at the Universities of Catania, São Paulo, Autonomous University of Madrid, London School of Economics, Purdue University, and Santa Maria University in Brazil. He has published articles in journals such as Doxa, Discusiones, Revista Chilena de Derecho, The Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, Analisi e Diritto, and Revista Brasileira de Filosofia, among others.

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Published

2026-05-26

How to Cite

Iosa, J. (2026). Hate does not exist . República Y Derecho, 11(11), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.100.038

Issue

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

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Dossier

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