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Cruelty
- Human evil and the human brain
Engelsk Hardback
Cruelty
- Human evil and the human brain
Engelsk Hardback

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In this thoughtful exploration of a painful subject, Kathleen Taylor seeks to bring together the fruits of work in psychology, sociology, and her own field of neuroscience to shed light on the nature of cruelty and what makes human beings cruel. The question of cruelty is inevitably tied to questions of moral philosophy, the nature of evil, free will and responsibility. Taylor''s approach is ambitious, but little work has been done in this area and this wide-ranging discussion, considering the roles of emotion, belief, identity and ''otherizing''; evolved instincts and differences in brains; callousness and sadism; seeks to begin to identify how we might reduce or limit cruelty in our societies by a greater understanding of its causes, and the circumstances in which it can grow.As with her highly regarded previous book, Brainwashing, Taylor draws in examples from history and literature in her study, making this a rich and multifaceted analysis that should be of interest to a wide readership, and provoke much thought, debate, and further research.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
350
ISBN-13:
9780199552627
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0199552622
Udg. Dato:
26 feb 2009
Længde:
33mm
Bredde:
163mm
Højde:
237mm
Forlag:
Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato:
26 feb 2009
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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