The Anatomy of Disgust Author:William Ian Miller William Miller embarks on an alluring journey into the world of disgust, showing how it both horrifies us and brings order and meaning to our lives. Our notion of the self depends on it; cultural identities have frequent recourse to its boundary-policing powers; love depends on overcoming it. Imagine aesthetics without disgust for tastelessn... more »ess and vulgarity; imagine morality without disgust for evil, hypocrisy, stupidity, and cruelty. Miller traverses literature, philosophy, history, political theory and psychology to show how disgust animates our world.« less