This book offers readers a digestible, social-scientific definition and analysis of evil in its various incarnations, including hate, sadism, and a range of harmful behaviors. By mapping out the psychological and environmental factors that amplify our propensity for hurting others, Evil in Mind offers a systematic, research-based understanding of the phenomenon of evil for an accessible and potentially transformative read.
This book offers readers a digestible, social-scientific definition and analysis of evil in its various incarnations, including hate, sadism, and a range of harmful behaviors. By mapping out the psychological and environmental factors that amplify our propensity for hurting others, Evil in Mind offers a systematic, research-based understanding of the phenomenon of evil for an accessible and potentially transformative read.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Christopher T. Burris is a Professor of Psychology at St. Jerome's University, in the University of Waterloo, Canada. In addition to creating and teaching a course on the psychology of evil for over two decades, Dr. Burris contributes to courses in the psychologies of good, religion, and death and dying. His published research has spanned the breadth of human experience--from the self, consciousness, afterlife beliefs, atheism, and from sadism, hate, and evil to empathy. The sum of these efforts, he hopes, is to contribute to a greater understanding of some of life's big issues.
Inhaltsangabe
PREFACE PART 1: CORE PRINCIPLES Chapter 1 - What Is "Evil" Chapter 2 - "Evildoers": Who (or What) Earns the Title? Chapter 3 - The "Mark of Cain" Chapter 4 - Becoming Evil PART 2: A PANTHEON OF EVIL Chapter 5 - Hate Chapter 6 - Sadism Chapter 7 - Serial Killers Chapter 8 - Organized Evil PART 3: EPILOGUE Chapter 9 - "Evil" Spelled Backwards Is...?