Books by Roy Baumeister
“He argues that people who commit evil generally don’t see what they do as evil, but rather as some sort of justified response to a difficult situation.” Read more...
The best books on Cruelty and Evil
Paul Bloom, Psychologist
Interviews where books by Roy Baumeister were recommended
The best books on Cruelty and Evil, recommended by Paul Bloom
How do evil-doers justify their behaviour? A common view of evil sees dehumanisation as fundamental. Yale psychologist Paul Bloom argues, however, that the picture may not be so simple. The most callous acts of cruelty and evil involve recognising the human feelings of the victim, their ability to feel shame and humiliation.
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The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
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Homicide
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Statistics of Deadly Quarrels
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Violent Land
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The Remnants of War
by John Mueller -
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Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
by Roy Baumeister
The best books on The Decline of Violence, recommended by Steven Pinker
The best books on The Decline of Violence, recommended by Steven Pinker
Our TV screens may be full of news about war and crime, but this masks a fall in historical terms in the number of violent deaths that’s nothing short of astonishing, says Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. He tells us how and why this happened. (This interview was updated 17 December, 2020, to include books that have come out since it was published in 2011)
