"Kronfelder carefully details all the arguments for memetics over a range of disciplines where different formulations are given, designed to solve problems and meet criticisms. Her detailed conceptual analyses expose their ambiguities and incoherencies and systematically demolish them all." - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews An examination of how Darwinism has been used to explain novelty and change in culture.

An outstanding survey of the key issues and debates in dehumanization. Essential reading for students and researchers in ethics, political philosophy, moral psychology, international relations as well as for anyone studying the nature of genocide and crimes against humanity.