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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813844203321

Autore

Jalava Jarkko

Titolo

The Myth of the Born Criminal : Psychopathy, Neurobiology, and the Creation of the Modern Degenerate / / Jarkko Jalava, Michael Maraun, Stephanie Griffiths

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]

©2015

ISBN

1-4426-2294-6

1-4426-2293-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/82

Soggetti

Antisocial personality disorders

Psychopaths

Neurobiology

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Libros electronicos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The moral foundations of psychopathy -- The first golden age : degeneration -- The second golden age : psychopathy -- The politics of psychopathy -- The adjustable psychopathy portfolio -- The culture of psychopathy -- The language of persuasion -- Neurobiology and psychopathy -- Conclusion : the parlour game.

Sommario/riassunto

A stunning merger of rigorous science and clear-sighted cultural analysis, The Myth of the Born Criminal is for anyone who wonders just what truth - or fiction - lurks behind the study of psychopathy.