Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty

by Roy F. Baumeister

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The question of evil, and the answers. Part 1 Image and reality: victims and perpetrators; the myth of pure evil. Part 2 The four roots of evil: greed, lust, ambition - evil as a means to an end; egotism and revenge; true believers and idealists; can evil be fun? the joy of hurting. Part 3 How they do it: crossing the line - how evil starts; how evil grows and spreads; dealing with guilt; ambivalence and fellow travelers. Part 4 Conclusion: why is there evil.
  • ISBN10 0716735679
  • ISBN13 9780716735670
  • Publish Date 22 March 1999 (first published 15 October 1996)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 4 June 2002
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 431
  • Language English