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

Also published as: Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty

Author: Simon Baron-Cohen Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Psychology, Non Fiction, Science, Philosophy Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780465031429 0465031420

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. Similar books: Subliminal by Leonard Mlodinow The Essential Difference by Simon Baron-Cohen Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Carol Tavris Mindwise by Nicholas Epley The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking by Matthew Hutson 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know by Adrian Furnham Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland Why We Make Mistakes by Joseph T. Hallinan Introducing Psychology by Nigel Benson Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite by Robert Kurzban Gut Feelings by Gerd Gigerenzer On Being Certain by Robert A. Burton Blind Spots by Madeleine L. Van Hecke The Invisible Gorilla by Christopher Chabris The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel Willful Blindness by Margaret Heffernan The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe by Steven Novella