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酸鼻を極める凶悪犯罪研究の先進国アメリカで、心理学者は異常殺人者に共通するある傾向に注目してきた。つまり極端に自己中心的で著しく情緒に乏しく、人を魅了し操る能力に長けているのだ。彼らはサイコパスと呼ばれるが、このような人間は実はわれわれの身近にも潜んでいる―非行少年、詐欺師、暴力亭主、幼児虐待者、カルト教団の教祖として!多くの実例を通じて「良心の呵責なき者たち」の素顔に迫る戦慄の一冊。
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"Psychopaths are social predators who charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations, and empty wallets. Completely lacking in conscience and in feelings for others, they selfishly take what they want and do as they please..." In
Without Conscience Robert Hare argues convincingly that "psychopath" and "antisocial personality disorder" (a psychiatric term defined by a cluster of criminal behaviors) are not the same thing. Not all psychopaths are criminals, he says, and not all criminals are psychopaths. He proposes a psychopathy checklist that includes emotional/interpersonal traits such as glibness, grandiosity, lack of guilt, and shallow emotions, as well as social deviance traits such as impulsiveness, lack of responsibility, and antisocial behavior. His writing is lucid and illustrated with numerous anecdotes. The final chapter, "A Survival Guide," is especially recommended: as Hare writes, "Psychopaths are found in every segment of society, and there is a good chance that eventually you will have a painful or humiliating encounter with one."
--This text refers to the
ペーパーバック
edition.