LEADER 02605oam 2200541 450 001 9910779701003321 005 20190911100040.0 010 $a1-135-11979-1 010 $a0-203-07535-8 010 $a1-299-44819-4 010 $a1-135-11980-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203075357 035 $a(OCoLC)839305313 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8PTP 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018443 100 $a20120731d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEvil and moral psychology /$fPeter Brian Barry 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 198 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aRoutledge studies in ethics and moral theory ;$v20 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-89084-7 311 $a0-415-53290-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary matters -- Appendix to chapter 1: evil and experimental philosophy -- Taxonomies of wickedness -- The structure of evil character -- The content of evil character -- Appendix to chapter 4: evil and social psychology -- Evil and moral responsibility -- Evil and abnormal psychology -- Evil and capital punishment. 330 $aThis book examines what makes someone an evil person and how evil people are different from merely bad people. Rather than focusing on the ""problem of evil"" that occupies philosophers of religion, Barry looks instead to moral psychology-the intersection of ethics and psychology. He provides both a philosophical account of what evil people are like and considers the implications of that account for social, legal, and criminal institutions. He also engages in traditional philosophical reasoning strongly informed by psychological research, especially abnormal and social psychology.