Neither Good Nor Bad : Why Human Beings Behave How They Do.

When confronted by a range of violent actions perpetrated by lone individuals, contemporary society exhibits a constant tendency to react in terms of helpless, even perplexed horror. Seeking explanations for the apparently inexplicable, commentators often hurry to declare the perpetrators as "&...

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Main Author: Besier, Gerhard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781443861915
144386191X
1443859036
9781443859035
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:When confronted by a range of violent actions perpetrated by lone individuals, contemporary society exhibits a constant tendency to react in terms of helpless, even perplexed horror. Seeking explanations for the apparently inexplicable, commentators often hurry to declare the perpetrators as ""evil"". This question is not restricted to individuals: history has repeatedly demonstrated how groups and even entire nations can embark on a criminal plan united by the conviction that they were fightin ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (406 pages)
Language Note:English.
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