Overview
Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis, Asperger's: All of these syndromes have one thing in common--lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence can be dangerous, but in others it can simply mean a different way of seeing the world. In The Science of Evil, Simon Baron-Cohen, an award-winning British researcher who has investigated psychology and autism for decades, develops a new brain-based theory of human cruelty. A true psychologist, however, he examines social and environmental factors that can erode empathy, including neglect and abuse. Based largely on Baron-Cohen's own research, The Science of Evil will change the way we understand and treat human cruelty.
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Author: Simon Baron-Cohen ,
Jonathan Cowley ,
Jonathan Cowley
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9798200089383
Publication Date: 16 August 2011
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Reviews
Baron-Cohen's professorial background shines through in the book's tone and in step-by-step, engaging prose urging both academic and lay reader alike to journey with him in scientific inquiry.-- ""Publishers Weekly Starred Review"" ""The Science of Evil contains a huge amount of useful information for a rather short read...it's an important early step in building a more robust understanding of our species at its most horrific."" -- ""Boston Globe"" ""A book that gets to the heart of man's inhumanity to man... Baron-Cohen has made a major contribution to our understanding of autism."" -- ""Guardian "" ""Baron-Cohen's professorial background shines through in the book's tone and in step-by-step, engaging prose urging both academic and lay reader alike to journey with him in scientific inquiry."" -- ""Publishers Weekly, starred review"" ""Clearly written and succinct, this book will enrich but not overwhelm interested readers...provides a useful perspective for understanding human pathology, including events like Columbine and the Holocaust."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Rigorously researched...[Baron-Cohen's] discussion of how parents can instill lifelong empathy in their children is particularly useful."" -- ""Psychology Today""
"Baron-Cohen's professorial background shines through in the book's tone and in step-by-step, engaging prose urging both academic and lay reader alike to journey with him in scientific inquiry.-- ""Publishers Weekly Starred Review"" ""The Science of Evil contains a huge amount of useful information for a rather short read...it's an important early step in building a more robust understanding of our species at its most horrific."" -- ""Boston Globe"" ""A book that gets to the heart of man's inhumanity to man... Baron-Cohen has made a major contribution to our understanding of autism."" -- ""Guardian "" ""Baron-Cohen's professorial background shines through in the book's tone and in step-by-step, engaging prose urging both academic and lay reader alike to journey with him in scientific inquiry."" -- ""Publishers Weekly, starred review"" ""Clearly written and succinct, this book will enrich but not overwhelm interested readers...provides a useful perspective for understanding human pathology, including events like Columbine and the Holocaust."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Rigorously researched...[Baron-Cohen's] discussion of how parents can instill lifelong empathy in their children is particularly useful."" -- ""Psychology Today"""
Author Information
Simon Baron-Cohen is a professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of books including Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind and The Essential Difference: Male and Female Brains and the Truth About Autism. A recipient of the McAndless Award from the American Psychological Association, he is a vice president of the National Autistic Society (UK) and was president of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) for 2009. Simon lives in the United Kingdom. Jonathan Cowley, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a British actor hailing from Eastbourne, East Sussex, but he currently calls Los Angeles home. He has narrated many audiobooks and can also be heard on both sides of the Atlantic narrating film trailers and documentaries. He is also an active television and film actor who has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, Veep, and WestWorld. Jonathan Cowley, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a British actor hailing from Eastbourne, East Sussex, but he currently calls Los Angeles home. He has narrated many audiobooks and can also be heard on both sides of the Atlantic narrating film trailers and documentaries. He is also an active television and film actor who has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, Veep, and WestWorld.
