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Cruelty: Human Evil and the Human Brain

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In Cruelty , neuroscientist Kathleen Taylor explores the factors behind violence, sexual abuse, genocide, and other atrocities. Drawing on history, politics, philosophy, psychology, and especially neuroscience, she sets cruelty in the context of human evolution and our current understanding of brain function. Taylor explores the beliefs, emotions, and even instincts which can lead normally decent and law-abiding people to commit shocking acts of murder. Filled with insight, Taylor provides a clear, nuanced, and thoughtful ...

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Cruelty: Human Evil and the Human Brain 2009, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780199552627

Hardcover