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Evil
Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
Author: Roy F. Baumeister, Ph.D.; With a New Foreword by Aaron Beck
Evil
$12.99
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Why is there evil, and what can scientific research tell us about the origins and persistence of evil behavior?
Considering evil from the unusual perspective of the perpetrator, Roy F. Baumeister asks, How do ordinary people find themselves beating their wives? Murdering rival gang members? Torturing political prisoners? Betraying their colleagues to the secret police? Why do cycles of revenge so often escalate?
Baumeister casts new light on these issues as he examines the gap between the victim's viewpoint and that of the perpetrator, and also the roots of evil behavior, from egotism and revenge to idealism and sadism. A fascinating study of one of humankind's oldest problems, Evil has profound implications for the way we conduct our lives and govern our society.
Imprint Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
ISBN
9781627795630
In The News
"[A] worthy synthesis for both victims who want to know why and for policymakers who need to know what to do."—Scientific American
"[An] open-minded, provocative, unsettling inquiry into the causes of evil."—Publishers Weekly