The Science of Evil

An award-winning psychologist draws on years of research to unveil “a simple but persuasive hypothesis for a new way to think about evil” ( New York Times).  How can we explain both cruelty and kindness? To award-winning psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen, the explanation for cruelty is low levels of empathy, and the explanation for kindness is high levels of empathy. In  The Science of Evil , Baron-Cohen draws on decades of research&n