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Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side | Julia Shaw
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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.
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AsYouWish
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This is the question of the day in one of my Facebook groups, but I wanted to hear from all of you. In your opinion, who is the most evil character from a book?

My answer is in the comments.

AsYouWish Black Jack Randall from Outlander 5y
TEArificbooks Yes Black Jack Randall from Outlander as @AsYouWish said, or maybe Stephen Bonnet from same series 5y
Sargar114 The ringwraiths in The Lord of The Rings series felt the most evil to me, one of the few characters that legitimately instilled fear in me 5y
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Chrissyreadit Voldemort or Randall Flagg 5y
ImperfectCJ Not sure if he's the most evil, but Johnnie Walker from Kafka on the Shore comes to mind. 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Dolores Umbridge 5y
AsYouWish @mdm139 I forgot about Bonnet!!!! Then again I only read the first book, so I didn‘t get to book Bonnet. 5y
Sharpeipup @Riveted_Reader_Melissa she‘s who I thought of first! 5y
AsYouWish @Sargar114 Those sound scary and very evil!!! 5y
AsYouWish @Chrissyreadit I agree Voldemort is very evil! I am not familiar with Randall Flagg, but looking him up he does seem pretty evil. 5y
AsYouWish @ImperfectCJ I am not familiar with Johnnie Walker, but I looked him up and pretty evil in my opinion!!! 5y
AsYouWish @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I agree she was pretty evil!!!! 5y
AsYouWish @Sharpeipup I agree she is pretty evil!!!! 5y
CoffeeK8 Brother Luke from A Little Life. He just makes me so angry (edited) 5y
AsYouWish @CoffeeK8 I am not familiar with this book, but I just looked it up and from the little I read about it, evil may not be a harsh enough word for Brother Luke. I can think of a few other words, but I won‘t say them here. 5y
CoffeeK8 @AsYouWish agreed. If you ever need a gut wrenching read, this is an excellent choice. It‘s an amazing book 5y
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Graywacke
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This was not the solid source I hoped, but has a lot to offer, especially this summary:

1. calling people evil is lazy
2. all brains are a bit sadistic
3. we are all capable of murder
4. our creepiness radars suck
5. technology can amplify dangerousness
6. sexual deviance is pretty common
7. all monsters are human
8. money distracts from harm
9. culture cannot excuse cruelty
10. we MUST speak of the unspeakable

GingerAntics That is a very good summary. 5y
Suet624 All good points. 5y
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Graywacke
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I‘ll start this on my way to work this morning.

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EadieB
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TheSpineView 😍😍😍 5y
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The.Intentional.Reader
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Where do you fall on the spectrum? I'm a mix of Chaotic Good and Lawful Evil 😁

TobeyTheScavengerMonk My dad is chaotic neutral and it drives me insane. 6y
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GerardtheBookworm
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Are people born evil or is evil thrust upon them? Is it brain anomalies, nature, nurture, chemical imbalances that affect a convicted murderer or serial killer? Author Julia Shaw explores all this in the psychology and history of evil and deviance. Careful, some of it might be too close to home. Now excuse me while I wear my eyepatch, stroke my cat and plot global domination. Muhahaha!

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Evil: The Science Behind Humanity‘s Dark Side was informative and entertaining. This is my first book by Dr. Julia Shaw and her writing pulls me in. There is a great mix of science (a lot of science), pop culture, and personal stories that makes this book one of my favorites of the year. At some points it is funny but she definitely knows when to reign it in when talking about sensitive subjects.

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