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

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

"At fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. She used the tools she had available to get what she wanted, like all children. But unlike other children, she didn't care about the damage she inflicted. A...

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Main Author: Marsh, Abigail (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2017].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Fear > Psychology > Case studies.
Fear > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Fear > Research.
Altruism > Psychology > Case studies.
Altruism > Research.
Philanthropists > Psychology > Case studies.
Philanthropists > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Philanthropists > Research.
Psychopaths > Psychology > Case studies.
Psychopaths > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Psychopaths > Research.
Empathy > Psychology > Case studies.
Empathy > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Empathy > Research.
Social psychology > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Social psychology > Research.
Psychology > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Psychology > Research.
Social ethics > Psychology > Case studies.
Social ethics > Research.
Ethics > Psychology > Case studies.
Ethics > Research.
Antisocial personality disorders > Psychology > Case studies.
Antisocial personality disorders > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Antisocial personality disorders > Research.
Personality > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Personality > Research.
Emotions > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
Emotions > Research.
Character > Psychology > Case studies.
Character > Research.
Moral development > Psychology > Case studies.
Moral development > Research.
Case studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • 1. The rescue
  • 2. Heroes and antiheroes
  • 3. The psychopathic brain
  • 4. The other side of the curve
  • 5. What makes an altruist?
  • 6. The milk of human kindness
  • 7. Can we be better?
  • 8. Putting altruism into action.

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