The Man Problem Destructive Masculinity in Western Culture
In The Man Problem, Ross Honeywill posits that the potential for evil in all men is the social, political, and economic problem of our age. Drawing on the work of social critics and theorists including Zygmunt Bauman, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, Simone de B
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The Man Problem Destructive Masculinity in Western Culture Ross Honeywill
THE MAN PROBLEM Copyright © Ross Honeywill 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-55168-9 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN: 978-1-349-57648-7 E-PDF ISBN: 978-1-137-55169-6 DOI: 10.1057/9781137551696 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Honeywill, Ross, 1949– The man problem : destructive masculinity in western culture / Ross Honeywill. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Masculinity— Philosophy. 2. Good and evil—Philosophy. 3. Civilization, Modern— Philosophy. 4. Civilization, Western—Philosophy. I. Title. BD450.H655 2015 305.31—dc23 2015024368 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
This book is dedicated to Dr. Greer Honeywill whom I married in 1977. Since that time, on every day, she inspires me and reminds me how a woman with full agency gives hope and optimism not only to other women but also to men who are prepared to recognize and acknowledge the unearned privilege they enjoy. Given that it is important for men to feel unimportant, in her presence that is a blessed and welcome condition.
Contents
List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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Section I Modernity: Its Birth and Death 1-1 The Politics of Exclusion: Enlightenment Masculinity
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1-2 God Does Not Play Dice: Modernity, a Masculine Enterprise
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1-3 Tyrant or Hangman: The Evil of Ordinary Men
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1-4 Two Genocides: The Sins of Modernity
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1-5 End of Modernity: The Radical Dimension of Normality
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Section II Oedipal Schism: Whence Destructive Masculinity 2-1 Being Hu
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