Moudrost psychopatů - Svatí, špioni a sérioví vrazi – Dutton Kevin (2019)

On his gripping journey into the lives of psychopaths and their cunning behavior, renowned Oxford psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals the existence of a scale of 'madness,' on which each of us has a place. Using the latest brain imaging techniques and emerging neuroscience, he shows that a brilliant neurosurgeon lacking empathy has more in common with a serial killer who kills for pleasure than we would like to admit, and that a robber in a dimly lit parking lot can be as icy calm as the most successful entrepreneur. As the author develops his theory that psychopathic tendencies exist to some degree in everyone, he concludes that society as a whole is more psychopathic today than ever before. After all, psychopaths tend to be fearless, self-confident, charming, ruthless, and goal-oriented – traits that are tailor-made for success in the 21st century. The wisdom of psychopaths, provocative in every way, is an exciting adventure that reveals that our rejected dark sides often hide the trump cards of success. Prof. Kevin Dutton is a research psychologist at the Calleva Research Centre for Evolution and Human Sciences at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. He is a member of the Royal Medical...