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Description
What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. But evil, Dr. Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in our unique cultures. What one may consider normal, like sex before marriage, eating meat, or being a banker, others find abhorrent. And if evil is only in the eye of the beholder, can it be said to exist at all? In Evil, Shaw uses case studies from academia, examples from and popular culture, and anecdotes from everyday life to break down complex information and concepts like the neuroscience of evil, the psychology of bloodlust, and workplace misbehavior. This is a wide-ranging exploration into a fascinating, darkly compelling subject.
Product Details
| Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
| Publish Date | February 26, 2019 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781419729492 |
| Dimensions | 8.3 X 5.8 X 1.3 inches | 0.9 pounds |
About the Author
Dr. Julia Shaw is a criminal psychologist at University College London and part of Queer Politics at Princeton University, which works for LGBTQ+ equality, democracy, and civil rights. She is actively involved in bisexual research and is the founder of the international Bisexual Research Group. Dr. Shaw also has a hit BBC podcast, Bad People, where together with her cohost she uses research to examine some of society's most pressing issues. She is the author of Evil and The Memory Illusion. She lives in London.
Reviews
"A consistently fascinating journey into the darker sides of the human condition that will push on the boundaries of readers' comfort zones."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Julia Shaw has crafted a brilliant panorama that elucidates humanity's dark side in her masterpiece, Evil. This science-based foundation for studying the minds of sadists, mass murderers, freaks and creeps, as well the new role of tech in promoting evil is presented in a totally engaging fashion. For me, it is the other bookend with The Lucifer Effect for understanding the many evils around us (and sometimes in us) along with the monumental evil of mass apathy of doing nothing when we should stand up, speak out, and take wise and effective actions as Everyday Heroes."--Philip Zimbardo "Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, author of The Lucifer Effect"
"Stimulating and provocative."-- "Library Journal"
"Julia Shaw has crafted a brilliant panorama that elucidates humanity's dark side in her masterpiece, Evil. This science-based foundation for studying the minds of sadists, mass murderers, freaks and creeps, as well the new role of tech in promoting evil is presented in a totally engaging fashion. For me, it is the other bookend with The Lucifer Effect for understanding the many evils around us (and sometimes in us) along with the monumental evil of mass apathy of doing nothing when we should stand up, speak out, and take wise and effective actions as Everyday Heroes."--Philip Zimbardo "Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, author of The Lucifer Effect"
"Stimulating and provocative."-- "Library Journal"
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