The fear factor: how one emotion connects altruists, psychopaths and everyone in-between

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. Abigail Marsh has closely studied the brains of both the worst and the best among us -- from children with psychopathic traits whose families live in...

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Main Author: Marsh, Abigail (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London Robinson 2020
In:Year: 2020
Edition:Paperback edition
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Keywords:
Fear > Psychological aspects
Fear > Social aspects
Emotions
Altruism
Social Psychology
Peur - Aspect psychologique
Peur - Aspect social
Altruisme
Psychologie sociale
Fear - Psychological aspects
Fear - Social aspects
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Summary: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. Abigail Marsh 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. In this book, Marsh explores the human capacity for caring, drawing on research findings from clinical, translational and brain-imaging investigations on the nature of empathy, altruism and aggression, and brings us closer to understanding the basis of human social nature
Item Description:First published in 2017 as 'Good for nothing' by Basic Books in the USA and Robinson in Great Britain
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Physical Description:302 Seiten
ISBN:9781472137814
1472137817
9781541697195