Evil: the science behind humanity's dark side
"What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. But evil, Dr. Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in our unique cultures. What one may consider normal, like sex before marriage, eating meat, or being a banker, others find abhorrent. And if evil is only in the eye of the beholder, can it be said to exist at all? In Evil, …
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- Full title :Evil : the science behind humanity's dark side / Julia Shaw.
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"What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. But evil, Dr. Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in our unique cultures. What one may consider normal, like sex before marriage, eating meat, or being a banker, others find abhorrent. And if evil is only in the eye of the beholder, can it be said to exist at all? In Evil, Shaw uses case studies from academia, examples from and popular culture, and anecdotes from everyday life to break down complex information and concepts like the neuroscience of evil, the psychology of bloodlust, and workplace misbehavior. This is a wide-ranging exploration into a fascinating, darkly compelling subject."--Provided by publisher
Dr. Julia Shaw, a criminal psychologist uses the latest scientific research to offer a more enlightened and nuanced explanation for why people behave so badly and how we can prevent evil acts by understanding more profoundly how such acts come about -- and what truly makes us evil.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2019
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Abrams Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2019
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (304 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781683352082, 1683352084
- oclc:on1088722027
- LC Classification:HV6080
- Dewey Decimal:616.8582
Table of Contents
Introduction : the hunger -- Your inner sadist : the neuroscience of evil -- Murder by design : the psychology of bloodlust -- The freak show : deconstructing creepiness -- Two-faced tech : how technology changes us -- Kinky as f*ck : the science of sexual deviance -- To catch a predator : understanding paedophiles -- Snakes in suits : the psychology of groupthink -- And I said nothing : the science of compliance -- Conclusion.
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