The Science of Evil On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty

Borderlinepersonalitydisorder,autism,narcissism,psychosis,Asperger's:Allofthesesyndromeshaveonethingincommon--lackofempathy.Insomecases,thisabsencecanbedangerous,butinothersitcansimplymeanadifferentwayofseeingtheworld.InTheScienceofEvilSimonBaron-Cohen,anaward-winningBritishresearcherwhohasinvestigatedpsychologyandautismfordecades,developsanewbrain-basedtheoryofhumancruelty.Atruepsychologist,however,heexaminessocialandenvironmentalfactorsthatcanerodeempathy,includingneglectandabuse.BasedlargelyonBaron-Cohen'sownresearch,TheScienceofEvilwillchangethewayweunderstandandtreathumancruelty.,