TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baron-Cohen,Simon
TI  - The science of evil: on empathy and the origins of cruelty 
SN  - 9780465031429 (paperback)
AV  - BF 575 B265s 2012
U1  - 152.4/1 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Empathy
KW  - Empatía
KW  - Cruelty
KW  - Crueldad
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Explaining "evil" and cruelty -- The empathy mechanism: the bell curve -- When zero degrees is negative -- When zero degrees is positive -- The empathy gene -- Reflections on human cruelty
N2  - 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
ER  -