Taylor Kathleen (Researcher University Of Oxford)
Taylor Kathleen (Researcher University Of Oxford) - Cruelty Human Evil And The Human Brain - Hardcover
Taylor Kathleen (Researcher University Of Oxford) - Cruelty Human Evil And The Human Brain - Hardcover
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Description: In this thoughtful exploration of a painful subject Kathleen Taylor seeks to bring together the fruits of work in psychology sociology and her own field of neuroscience to shed light on the nature of cruelty and what makes human beings cruel. The question of cruelty is inevitably tied to questions of moral philosophy the nature of evil free will and responsibility. Taylor's approach is ambitious but little work has been done in this area and this wide - ranging discussion considering the roles of emotion belief identity and 'otherizing'; evolved instincts and differences in brains; callousness and sadism; seeks to begin to identify how we might reduce or limit cruelty in our societies by a greater understanding of its causes and the circumstances in which it can grow. As with her highly regarded previous book Brainwashing Taylor draws in examples from history and literature in her study making this a rich and multifaceted analysis that should be of interest to a wide readership and provoke much thought debate and further research.
Title: Cruelty Human Evil And The Human Brain
Author(s): Taylor Kathleen (Researcher University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199552627
Pages: 350 Pages, 15 Halftones
Publication Date: 4/30/2009
Category: Popular Science
Description: In this thoughtful exploration of a painful subject Kathleen Taylor seeks to bring together the fruits of work in psychology sociology and her own field of neuroscience to shed light on the nature of cruelty and what makes human beings cruel. The question of cruelty is inevitably tied to questions of moral philosophy the nature of evil free will and responsibility. Taylor's approach is ambitious but little work has been done in this area and this wide - ranging discussion considering the roles of emotion belief identity and 'otherizing'; evolved instincts and differences in brains; callousness and sadism; seeks to begin to identify how we might reduce or limit cruelty in our societies by a greater understanding of its causes and the circumstances in which it can grow. As with her highly regarded previous book Brainwashing Taylor draws in examples from history and literature in her study making this a rich and multifaceted analysis that should be of interest to a wide readership and provoke much thought debate and further research.
Title: Cruelty Human Evil And The Human Brain
Author(s): Taylor Kathleen (Researcher University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199552627
Pages: 350 Pages, 15 Halftones
Publication Date: 4/30/2009
Category: Popular Science
