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Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty

Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty

Paperback

CognitionGeneral Psychology

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 0805071652
ISBN13: 9780805071658
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Published: Mar 19 1999
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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.

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