Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
|
"In some countries chemical castration is optional, while in others (like Poland, Indonesia, the Czech Republic, Australia, Korea and parts of the US) it can be mandated for convicted sex offenders. Particularly the mandatory use of these drugs has been widely criticised on humanitarian grounds. Additionally, as psychiatrists Don Grubin and Anthony Beech state, there is an argument that 'doctors should avoid becoming agents of social control'."--Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side (2019) by Julia Shaw |
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side (2019) is a book by Julia Shaw.
Blurb:
What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. But evil, Dr. Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in our unique cultures. What one may consider normal, like sex before marriage, eating meat, or being a banker, others find abhorrent. And if evil is only in the eye of the beholder, can it be said to exist at all? In Evil, Shaw uses case studies from academia, examples from and popular culture, and anecdotes from everyday life to break down complex information and concepts like the neuroscience of evil, the psychology of bloodlust, and workplace misbehavior. This is a wide-ranging exploration into a fascinating, darkly compelling subject.
