Fanaticism and the History of Philosophy

Paul Katsafanas is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University, USA. He works on moral psychology, ethics, and nineteenth-century philosophy. He is the author of Philosophy of Devotion: The Longing for Invulnerable Ideals (2022), The Nietzschean Self: Moral Psychology, Agency, and the Unconscious (2016), and Agency and the Foundations of Ethics (2013). His recent work focuses on commitment, devotion, fanaticism, and extremism.

• 1. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Fanaticism Paul Katsafanas Part 1: Fanaticism in Antiquity 2. Fanaticism and Aristotelian Excessive Fear of the Divine Mor Segev 3. Fanaticism in Ancient Indian Philosophy Nathan McGovern 4. Fanaticism in Classical Chinese Philosophy Eirik Harris Part 2: Fanaticism in the Early Modern Period 5. Superstition, Enthusiasm, and Radical Enlightenment from Hobbes to Hume Justin Steinberg 6. Locke on Fanaticism Douglas Casson 7. Montesquieu’s Restrained Approach to Fanaticism Vickie Sullivan 8. Shaftesbury and Hutcheson: Enthusiasm and Humor Rachel Zuckert Part 3: Fanaticism in the Late Modern Period 9. Kant on Enthusiasm, Reason, and Misanthropy Krista Thomason 10. Germaine de Staël on Passions, Politics, and Fanaticism Kristin Gjesdal 11. Fanatical Abstraction: Hegel on the Hazards of Pure Thinking Dean Moyar 12. The Need for Certainty Bernard Reginster 13. Nietzsche and William James on Scientism as Fanaticism Rachel Cristy 14. "Apretados": Jorge Portilla on Value Fanaticism Carlos Sanchez Part 4: Contemporary Explorations of Fanaticism 15. "Grand, Ungodly, God-Like Man" On the Symptomatology of Fanaticism Nicolas de Warren 16. Fanaticism in the Manosphere Mark Alfano and Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky 17. Fanaticism and Terrorism Quassim Cassam 18. Extremist Women and Fanaticism Tracy Llanera 19. Fanaticism and Closed-Mindedness Heather Battaly 20. Political Fanaticism and Epistemic Shamelessness Sophie Grace Chappell. Index