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The Anatomy of Evil
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
In this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits and behaviors that constitute evil across a wide spectrum, Dr. Stone takes a clarifying scientific approach to a topic that for centuries has been inadequately explained by religious doctrines.
Stone has created a 22-level hierarchy of evil behavior, which loosely reflects the structure of Dante's Inferno. Basing his analysis on the detailed biographies of more than 600 violent criminals, he traces two salient personality traits that run the gamut from those who commit crimes of passion to perpetrators of sadistic torture and murder. One trait is narcissism, as exhibited in people who are so self-centered that they have little or no ability to care about their victims. The other is aggression, the use of power over another person to inflict humiliation, suffering, and death.
What do psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience tell us about the minds of those whose actions could be described as evil? And what will that mean for the rest of us? Stone discusses how an increased understanding of the causes of evil will affect the justice system. He predicts a day when certain persons can safely be declared salvageable and restored to society and when early signs of violence in children may be corrected before potentially dangerous patterns become entrenched.
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- Michelle Taylor
- 30-05-23
Not the best
The book seemed outdated with a few errors ie Dunblane, moor murders…. The author could have done better research and may be the book wouldn’t have come across as outdated. It was a free audio book, so hence the 3 stars.
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- Steve Gilbert
- 28-09-23
So bad
Goodness me. He really needs to slow down and at least put some feelings into the stories. It seems that he is just reading from a script. So boring.
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- j jones
- 21-04-20
Anatomy of evil
Very well read,full of information on all the psychological aspects of what we call evil. I would recommend this to any crime aficionados out there.some of the details are pretty graphic so don’t entertain if you have a weak stomach.five star’s all round.
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- Goronwy-Wyn
- 20-05-23
Thought provoking
The Stone / Kernberg accounts of the background and levels of “Evil” proved easy to assimilate but chilling to accept and understand.
Sadly looking around in 2023 it appears that we have collectively learned nothing about detecting controlling or preventing these behaviors.
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- Lee
- 31-01-20
The Anatomy Of Evil
Straight forward detailed analysis of the motivation behind crimes, criminals, and thieir behaviours!!! Evil - from the inside-out!?
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- Mordecai
- 30-07-18
No doubt this will be referenced as a seminal work
This was an absolutely fascinating and very accessible exploration of what constitutes "evil" as defined within the narrow boundaries outlined by society and the law (primarily around the American jurisdiction). I am not a clinical or forensic psychologist so I cannot attest to how up-to-date or relevant some of the theories are when compared to today's criminal landscape but the book tends to postulate upon the psychology of evil rather than try to faultlessly define it's meaning. I found the narration to be excellent; some of the descriptions in this book are extremely (I mean no-holds-barred) graphic - they have to be to necessitate the depravity of the crimes - and the narrator does an excellent job of keeping a measured pace throughout the more clinical parts of the book as well as when the crimes themselves are being narrated. This was completely riveting; anyone interested in the forensic psychology field or true crime genre should give this book a spin.
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- Tracy Bleakley
- 29-10-23
Very factual account
This book is crammed with facts and accounts relating to different accounts of evil. The accounts are very detailed and the author has carried out extensive research. This is commendable but sometimes makes it difficult to listen to and I often had to rewind.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-08-20
Managed to listen to the whole book in 1 day
Fascinating, gripping and very well written. Everything flowed well & made sense.
I’d like to listen to a more in-depth investigation into one case from each grade from 1-22 and learn how the writer decided upon the category in which they fit. I’d have liked more detail into each individual case but understand that wasn’t the purpose of the book.
I’m keen to listen to the next one!
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- rebecca taylor
- 24-04-22
spine tingling
This book is not for the faint hearted. it isn't that it's salacious it its descriptions of heinous crimes, more that the author poses the question of the choices made by involved individuals. Not just the offender but their care givers and wider society. A must read for anyone interested in psychology or criminology.
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- Emily Bell
- 21-01-23
Extremely interesting. Not gory.
Saw a review saying it was horrifically gory and distasteful. Not at all. For anyone who had read/watched/listened to much true crime, this won’t be too shocking. Yes there are some awful parts but it is not dwelled in at length. That reviewer obviously did not read the book properly either because what they claimed was gory wasn’t even what was written either.
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