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Zero Degrees of Empathy
Simon Baron-Cohen
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Description for Zero Degrees of Empathy
Paperback. Is it possible that - rather than thinking in terms of 'good' and 'evil' - all of us instead lie somewhere on the empathy spectrum, and our position on that spectrum can be affected by both genes and our environments? Why do some people treat others as objects? This book examines an understanding in a study of what it means to be human. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
In Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty and Kindness Simon Baron-Cohen takes fascinating and challenging new look at what exactly makes our behaviour uniquely human.
How can we ever explain human cruelty?
We have always struggled to understand why some people behave in the most evil way imaginable, while others are completely self-sacrificing. Is it possible that - rather than thinking in terms of 'good' and 'evil' - all of us instead lie somewhere on the empathy spectrum, and our position on that spectrum can be affected by both genes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141017969
SKU
V9780141017969
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About Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor at Cambridge University in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. He is also the Director of the Autism Research Centre there. He has carried out research into social neuroscience over a 20 year career. His popular science book entitled The Essential Difference (Penguin 2003) has been translated in over a dozen languages, and has been widely ... Read more
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