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Making Evil

The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side

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Making Evil

By: Dr Julia Shaw
Narrated by: Dr Julia Shaw
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Why do we think and do evil? What can science teach us about why humans do bad things? And what do our reactions to deviance teach us about ourselves?

Drawing together science, psychology and philosophy, Julia Shaw unlocks the intricacies of the world of criminal psychology. Grappling with thorny dilemmas from 'would I kill baby Hitler?' to 'why do I want to murder my spouse?', Making Evil will give you a better understanding of the world, yourself and your Google search history.

Original, fresh and rigorous, Making Evil shines a searching light into the darker corners of the human psyche, illuminating a modern science of evil.

©2019 Dr. Juila Shaw (P)2019 Canongate Books Ltd
Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Crime Mental Health Health
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Really amazing research and perspectives until the Dr started making sweeping political and technical statements outside of her expertise. I.e. Nutrition and others. I guess this book made me realise further that we take authors opinions and research areas as gospel and only question when you have a deeper understanding of particular data sets. I appreciated the overall message that evil is ONLY what we say it is and has no real basis in any universal reality. 10/10 on this point. definitely a keeper in my library.

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