Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis, Asperger's: All of these syndromes have one thing in common--lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence can be dangerous, but in others it can simply mean a different way of seeing the world. In The Science of Evil Simon Baron-Cohen, an award-winning British researcher who has investigated psychology and autism for decades, develops a new brain-based theory of human cruelty. A true psychologist, however, he examines social and environmental factors that can erode empathy, including neglect and abuse. Based largely on Baron-Cohen's own research, The Science of Evil will change the way we understand and treat human cruelty.
- ISBN10 0465023533
- ISBN13 9780465023530
- Publish Date 31 May 2011 (first published 6 May 2011)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 18 February 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Basic Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English