The science of evil : on empathy and the origins of cruelty / Simon Baron-Cohen.
A path-breaking autism researcher explores why some people lack empathy and what that absence means for the psychological understanding of evil.
"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.
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- ISBN: 9780465023530 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0465023533 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-229) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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) ; 2. How to spot zero degrees of empathy (negative). |
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Subject: | Empathy. Cruelty. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BF 575 .E55 B37 2011 | 30542348 | General Collection | Available | - |