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Lecture 9

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n this lecture, we’ll look at three powerful emotions: love, hate, and fear.

Of these, fear may be the most interesting, partly because it comes in

so many varieties. There’s the stupefying panic you feel when you’ve

committed a misdeed in the eyes of your parents. There’s the delicious spine-

tingling terror of watching the main character in a horror movie head up to

the attic to track down a mysterious noise. And there’s fear that’s a kind of

reverence for something that is awe-inspiring, powerful, or overwhelming,

UHÀHFWHGLQWKHSKUDVHthe fear of God. In this lecture, we’ll explore a variety

of fears and words for fears, along with some interesting terms related to

love and hate.

Xenophobia (noun)

An unreasonable hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers; a fear of that

which is foreign or strange.

z Xeno is a Greek root that means “strange, foreign.” A xenophobe

is usually a person in the “in-group” who may be afraid of losing

his or her power or identity to others who are perceived as different

or foreigners.

z We often encounter xenophobia in news articles dealing with

immigration and nationalism. For example: “Although the new

policy is more welcoming to newly arrived immigrants, we need to

remain vigilant against the stirrings of xenophobia.”

Agoraphobia (noun)

Abnormal fear of open or public spaces.

z In ancient Greek cities, the agora was an open area or central

marketplace in a city, where citizens could assemble for various