Science of evil : on empathy and the origins of cruelty / Simon Baron-Cohen.
By: Baron-Cohen, Simon
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 2012Copyright date: ©2011Description: x, 256 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0465031420; 9780465031429Subject(s): Empathy | CrueltyLOC classification: BF575.E55 | B37 2012Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-243) and index.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BF575 .E55 B37 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182903566418 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-243) and index.
Explaining "evil" and human cruelty -- The empathy mechanism : the bell curve -- When zero degrees of empathy is negative -- When zero degrees of empathy is positive -- The empathy gene -- Reflections on human cruelty -- Appendixes: 1. The empathy quotient (EQ) -- Appendix: 2. How to spot zero degrees of empathy (negative).