The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty

A groundbreaking and challenging examination of the social, cognitive, neurological, and biological roots of psychopathy, cruelty, and evil
Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis: 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.

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• Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
• Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View (Harper Perennial Modern Thought)
• The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime
• Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind
• The Sociopath Next Door