Good for nothing : from altruists to psychopaths and everyone in between
Marsh, Abigail2017
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If humans are fundamentally good, why do we engage in acts of great cruelty? If we are evil, why do we sometimes help others at a cost to ourselves? Whether humans are good or evil is a question that has plagued philosophers and scientists for as long as there have been philosophers and scientists. Many argue that we are fundamentally selfish, and only the rules and laws of our societies and our own relentless efforts of will can save us from ourselves. But is this really true? Abigail Marsh is a social neuroscientist who has closely studied the brains of both the worst and the best among us - from children with psychopathic traits whose families live in fear of them, to adult altruists who have given their own kidneys to strangers. Her groundbreaking findings suggest a possibility that is more optimistic than the dominant view.
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Author:
Marsh, Abigail, author
Imprint:
London : Robinson, 2017.
Collation:
302 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: United States: Basic Books.
ISBN:
9781472137791 (pbk)
Dewey class:
155.232
Language:
English
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BRN:
2571352
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