{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Book","@id":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-courage-to-be-disliked-ichiro-kishimi-fumitake-koga/","url":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-courage-to-be-disliked-ichiro-kishimi-fumitake-koga/","name":"The Courage to Be Disliked","shortTitle":"The Courage to Be Disliked","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga"},"isbn":"9781501197277","numberOfPages":6,"wordCount":2694,"timeRequired":"PT11M","datePublished":"2026-05-16T01:30:00Z","dateModified":"2026-05-16T01:30:00Z","publisher":{"@id":"https://readstacks.com/#organization","@type":"Organization","name":"Read Stacks"},"workExample":[{"@type":"Chapter","@id":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-courage-to-be-disliked-ichiro-kishimi-fumitake-koga/prologue-are-we-free/","url":"https://readstacks.com/books/the-courage-to-be-disliked-ichiro-kishimi-fumitake-koga/prologue-are-we-free/","name":"Are We Free?","wordCount":418,"timeRequired":"PT1.5M","abstract":"The book opens as a dialogue between a young man and a philosopher. 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