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ON GASLIGHTING - KATE ABRAMSON GEBUNDEN

A philosopher examines the complicated phenomenon of gaslighting Gaslighting” is suddenly in
everyone’s vocabulary. It’s written about  talked about  tweeted about  even sung about (in
Gaslighting” by The Chicks). It’s become shorthand for being manipulated by someone who insists
that up is down  hot is cold  dark is light—someone who isn’t just lying about such things  but
trying to drive you crazy. The term has its origins in a 1944 film in which a husband does
exactly that to his wife  his crazy-making efforts symbolized by the rise and fall of the
gaslights in their home. In this timely and provocative book  Kate Abramson examines
gaslighting from a philosophical perspective  investigating it as a distinctive moral
phenomenon. Gaslighting  Abramson writes  is best understood as a form of interpersonal
interaction  a particular way of fundamentally undermining someone. The gaslighter  Abramson
argues  aims to make his target experience herself as incapable of reasoning  perceiving  or
reacting in ways that would allow her to form appropriate beliefs  perceptions  or emotions in
the first place. He seeks not only to induce in her this unmoored sense of herself but also to
make it a reality. Using examples and analysis  Abramson gives an account of gaslighting and
its immorality  and argues that such a discussion can help us understand other aspects of
social life—from racism and sexism to the structure of interpersonal trust.

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