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Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side - Hardcover

Shaw, Dr Julia

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9781786891303: Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side
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ISBN 10: 1786891301 ISBN 13: 9781786891303
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them.

But evil, Dr. Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in our minds and our unique cultures. What one may consider normal, like sex before marriage, eating meat, or being a banker, others find abhorrent. And if evil is only in the eye of the beholder, can it be said to exist at all?

In Evil, Shaw uses case studies and examples from academia and popular culture and anecdotes from everyday life to break down complex information and concepts like the neuroscience of evil, the psychology of bloodlust, and workplace misbehavior. This is a wide-ranging exploration into a fascinating, darkly compelling subject.

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Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1786891301
ISBN 13 
9781786891303
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
320
Rating
  • 3.58 out of 5 stars
    3,882 ratings by Goodreads