In her essay Against Hatred, Caroline Emcke, one of the most important contemporary German intellectuals, deals with the major issues of our time: racism, fanaticism, and aversion to democracy. In an increasingly polarized and fragmented society, a way of thinking has prevailed that questions the positions of others but never questions its own. In this dogmatic approach, which ignores the complexity of the issues, Emcke opposes a hymn to polyphony and "impurity," convinced that this is how the freedom of individuals is safeguarded, even those who deviate from the norm. Only the display of courage against hatred and the willingness to support and defend polyphony will allow the survival of democracy; only in this way can we effectively counter religious and nationalist fanaticism. A book for those seeking food for thought and persuasive arguments in the battle to defend humanity and an open society.