Kathleen Taylor (University of Oxford Researcher)

Gebundenes Buch

Cruelty

Human Evil and the Human Brain

Beschreibung

What is cruelty? What makes some people cruel? Under what conditions can cruelty grow? Taylor draws together aspects of psychology, sociology, philosophy, and her own field of neuroscience, illustrated with examples from history and the arts, in this thoughtful exploration of the nature and origins of cruelty, and how we might seek to reduce it.

Autor

Kathleen Taylor studied physiology and philosophy at Oxford University. She went on to do a research MSc at Stirling University, working on brain chemistry, before returning to Oxford to do a DPhil in neuroscience. She has written on a range of topics, from consciousness to the psychology of wartime atrocities. In 2002 she won two writing competitions, one for science writing and one for an essay in the humanities/social sciences. Her first book, Brainwashing: the science of thought control, was published in 2004.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 164mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9780199552627
• ISBN-10: 0199552622
• Artikelnr.: 25460519