Cruelty Human Evil and the Human Brain |
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| Author:
| Taylor, Kathleen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-955262-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.05AUD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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In Cruelty, neuroscientist Kathleen Taylor explores the factors behind violence, sexual abuse, genocide, and other atrocities. Drawing on history, politics, philosophy, psychology, and especially neuroscience, she sets cruelty in the context of human evolution and our current understanding of brain function. Taylor explores the beliefs, emotions, and even instincts which can lead normally decent and law-abiding people to commit shocking acts of murder. Filled with insight, Taylor...
More DescriptionIn Cruelty, neuroscientist Kathleen Taylor explores the factors behind violence, sexual abuse, genocide, and other atrocities. Drawing on history, politics, philosophy, psychology, and especially neuroscience, she sets cruelty in the context of human evolution and our current understanding of brain function. Taylor explores the beliefs, emotions, and even instincts which can lead normally decent and law-abiding people to commit shocking acts of murder. Filled with insight, Taylor provides a clear, nuanced, and thoughtful assessment of human viciousness.