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Cruelty : human evil and the human brain
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Cruelty : human evil and the human brain

Author: Kathleen Taylor
Publisher: Oxford [etc.] : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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What is cruelty? What makes some people cruel? Under what conditions can cruelty grow? Taylor draws together aspects of psychology, sociology, philosophy, and her own field of neuroscience,  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kathleen Taylor
ISBN: 9780199552627 0199552622
OCLC Number: 435980281
Description: xi, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction - Cruelty in Context; 1. What is cruelty?; 2. Quis judicat? Who decides?; 3. Why does cruelty exist?; 4. How do we come to act?; 5. How do we come to feel?; 6. How do we come to believe?; 7. Why are we callous?; 8. Why does sadism exist?; 9. Can we stop being cruel?; Bibliography
Responsibility: Kathleen Taylor.
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Both lay readers and academics from a variety of disciplines will find 'Cruelty' an absorbing and thought-provoking work. Sue McHale, Times Higher Education Supplement A copy should be given to every Read more...

 
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