Evil
by Roy F. Baumeister, Aaron Beck · first published 1999
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…robbery..." That tends to support the claim that these are "bad people" in the ordinary sense of the term. It is pretty well documented that almost no one thinks they are a bad person: http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Inside-Human-Violence-Cruelty/dp/... (I cannot recommend this book enough if you're interested in understanding evil.)
on “Jailed criminals think they are more kind, trustworthy and honest than average” ↗The American psychologist Roy Baumeister has a very good book on evil: http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Inside-Human-Violence-Cruelty/dp/... My review of it can be found here: http://www.tjradcliffe.com/?p=1605 Short version: Baumesiter focuses on data, not imaginary scenarios,…
on “A man who studies everyday evil” ↗This is a nice overview of Baumeister's development as a scientist. I've read a couple of his books, and really recommend "Evil": http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Inside-Human-Violence-Cruelty/dp/... It's interesting to learn a bit about where he came from. [Edit: irrelevant argument removed]
on “How Roy Baumeister challenged the idea of self-esteem (2014)” ↗…1996 Baumeister, now teaching at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, co-authored a review of the literature that concluded that it was, in fact, 'threatened egotism' that lead to aggression. Evil, he suggested, was often accompanied by high self-esteem. 'Dangerous people, from playground bullies to warmongering dictators, consist mostly of those who have highly favorable views of themselves,'…
on “How Roy Baumeister challenged the idea of self-esteem (2014)” ↗