Cruelty - Human Evil and the Human Brain

Zusatztext [A] wise and timely book. Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Taylor studied physiology and philosophy at Oxford University. She went on to do a research MSc at Stirling University, working on brain chemistry, before returning to Oxford to do a DPhil in neuroscience. She has written on a range of topics, from consciousness to the psychology of wartime atrocities. In 2002 she won two writing competitions, one for science writing and one for an essay in the humanities/social sciences. Her first book, Brainwashing: the science of thought control, was published in 2004. Klappentext 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, illustrated with examples from history and the arts, in this thoughtful exploration of the nature and origins of cruelty, and how we might seek to reduce it. Zusammenfassung 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, illustrated with examples from history and the arts, in this thoughtful exploration of the nature and origins of cruelty, and how we might seek to reduce it. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Taylor, Kathleen (Researcher Taylor
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.2009
• EAN: 9780199552627
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955262-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Sociology, popular science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing