In her new book, Judith Butler argues that the ethics of nonviolence must be linked to broader political struggles for social equality. One of the contemporary challenges facing the politics of nonviolence is the existence of a divergence of opinions about what counts as violence and nonviolence. Butler argues that nonviolence is often mistaken for a passive practice or for coexistence with power, but in fact nonviolence is an ethical position located in the very heart of the political field. If nonviolence is to be considered as an ethical problem within the framework of social and political philosophy, it will require a critique of individualism and an understanding of the psychosocial aspect of violence. An aggressive form of nonviolence accepts that hostility is an integral part of our psychological makeup, but it also values ​​ambivalence as a way of preventing aggression from escalating into violence. The book is addressed to philosophers, sociologists, political scientists, cultural scientists and anyone interested in what is happening in contemporary social and political philosophy.