Without conscience
by Robert D. Hare · first published 1993
89% recommend11% neutral
Why HN recommends it
Clear introduction to psychopathy from a researcher who has studied it for decades, giving a detailed picture of how psychopaths think and behave; recommended for anyone new to the subject.
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Presenting a compelling portrait of these dangerous men and women based on 25 years of distinguished scientific research, Dr. Robert D. Hare vividly describes a world of con artists, hustlers, rapists, and other predators who charm, lie, and manipulate their way through life. Are psychopaths mad, or simply bad? How can they be recognized? And how can we protect ourselves? This book provides solid information and surprising insights for anyone seeking to understand this devastating condition.--Publisher information.
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"Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us" by Robert Hare. If only I understood more about how many corporate executives and venture capitalists think about things and regard others earlier in…
on “What is the single most influential book every programmer should read?” ↗To get a decent depiction of psychopathy, one really needs read a book like Without Conscience, by Robert Hare. Psychopathy is truly bizarre. You have to consider that this article was coming from a psychopath, and psychopaths have certain characteristic ways of speaking; those characteristic speech…
on “Life as a Nonviolent Psychopath” ↗This is an excellent and compelling book about psychopaths: http://www.amazon.com/Without-Conscience-Disturbing-World-Ps...
on “Wisdom from Psychopaths?” ↗…could of course be stuff you pick up anyway as a top player for power, but I find the parallels highly worrisome. For those who have never read anything about the subject, may I suggest browsing e.g. "Without conscience" by Robert D. Hare. The sections with court proceedings in particular illustrate well what I mean.
on “NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference” ↗A more accurate description of sociopaths can be found in Robert Hare's Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us. This article seems to romanticize the term. http://www.amazon.com/Without-Conscience-Disturbing-World-Ps...
on “Be a sociopath—or just act like one” ↗You should read "Without Conscience" by Dr. Robert D. Hare. He has been studying psychopaths for decades, and gives a detailed overview of what they are like. Everyone is falsely claiming that Elliot Rodger was a psychopath. He was not.…
on “A Statement About Mahbod’s Annotations on Elliot Rodger’s Manifesto” ↗…too. It hurts, you think you've done something wrong. You haven't, and I'm glad Bobby has shone some light on this guy. Everyone - and I mean EVERYONE should read Robert Hare's work on psychopaths. "Without Conscience" is a good introduction. There's a saying "be afraid when the pretty people show up.". They've shown up in droves, the party is over. NB: Also, Billy may own the company, But the contributors own their…
on “Our Team Won Startup Weekend and All We Got Was a Shitty New Boss” ↗…dumber* investors that throw money based on signalling/stories and not facts/prototypes/verification of any kind of anything. That's pretty much it. Much better literature would be 'Snakes in Suits' and 'Without Conscience', both by Robert Hare, the guy that has created the psychopath checklist (the tool used to clinically diagnose psychopaths, like a psychopath test). I highly recommend both of the books (especially 'Without…
on “Alex Gibney on the Fall of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes” ↗A psychopath doesn't experience normal emotions, so they can't have a deep relationship, and they don't know what one is supposed to feel like. When I read Without Conscience, I was surprised to learn that psychopathy is a brain disorder that causes a well-defined set of impairments and is possible to diagnose fairly reliably.
on “Life as a Nonviolent Psychopath” ↗One thing that made me realize how luck is important, is reading a part of the book "Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us". If we leave out environmental luck (parents, neighborhood...), the very simple fact that you cannot choose which brain you want (einstein brain or…
on “The radical moral implications of luck in human life (2020)” ↗