| Description |
xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-229) and index. |
| Contents |
Explaining "evil" and human cruelty -- The empathy mechanism : the bell curve -- When zero degrees of empathy is negative -- When zero degrees of empathy is positive -- The empathy gene -- Reflections on human cruelty -- Appendixes: 1. The empathy quotient (EQ) -- Appendix: 2. How to spot zero degrees of empathy (negative). |
| Summary |
A path-breaking autism researcher explores why some people lack empathy and what that absence means for the psychological understanding of evil. |
| Note |
"Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis, Asperger's: All of these syndromes have one thing in common--lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence can be dangerous, but in others it can simply mean a different way of seeing the world. In The Science of Evil Simon Baron-Cohen, an award-winning British researcher who has investigated psychology and autism for decades, develops a new brain-based theory of human cruelty. A true psychologist, however, he examines social and environmental factors that can erode empathy, including neglect and abuse. Based largely on Baron-Cohen's own research, The Science of Evil will change the way we understand and treat human cruelty"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Empathy.
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Cruelty.
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Psychopaths.
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| ISBN |
9780465023530 (alk. paper) |
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0465023533 (alk. paper) |
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9780456023806 (ebk.) |
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