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Title: Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Understanding of Cruelty & Kindness
Author: BARON-COHEN SIMON
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 22/08/2012
Imprint: PENGUIN BOOKS
Price: $25.00
Publishing status: Active
We have always struggled to explain why some people behave in the most evil way imaginable, while others are completely self-sacrificing. Is it possible that – rather than thinking in terms of ‘good’ and ‘evil’ – all of us instead lie somewhere on the empathy spectrum, and our position on that spectrum can be affected by both genes and our environments?
Why do some people treat others as objects? Why is empathy our most precious resource? And does a lack of it always mean a negative outcome? From the Nazi concentration camps of World War Two to the playgrounds of today, Simon Baron-Cohen examines empathy, cruelty and understanding in this fascinating and challenging new look at what exactly makes our behaviour uniquely human.
‘Highly readable . . . this is a valuable book.’ Charlotte Moore, Spectator
‘Important . . . humane and immensely sympathetic.’ Richard Holloway, Literary Review
‘Fascinating . . . compelling.’ Terry Eagleton, Financial Times
ISBN: 9780141017969
Pages: 208
Edition: 01