
Episode 130: Dehumanization and Disintegration (with Paul Bloom)
Very Bad Wizards
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Dehumanization and its Effects on Violence
In this chapter, the speakers discuss the concept of dehumanization and how it relates to violence. They explore the idea that when perceiving others as part of a certain group or category, individuals often fail to see them as unique individuals and instead view them as a collective. The speakers also touch on the difficulty of killing or harming others, citing historical cases where violence seemed to occur more easily.
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