The science of evil : on empathy and the origins of cruelty
by
 
Baron-Cohen, Simon.

Title
The science of evil : on empathy and the origins of cruelty

Author
Baron-Cohen, Simon.

ISBN
9780465023530

Personal Author
Baron-Cohen, Simon.

Publication Information
New York : Basic Books, c2011.

Physical Description
xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Contents
Explaining "evil" and cruelty -- The empathy mechanism: the bell curve -- When zero degrees is negative -- When zero degrees is positive -- The empathy gene -- Reflections on human cruelty.

Abstract
A path-breaking autism researcher explores why some people lack empathy and what that absence means for the psychological understanding of evil.

Subject Term
Empathy.
 
Cruelty.


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberCopy
IIEMSAGeneral Books33168025539012152.41 B265S 20111