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Monsters and Monarchs : Serial Killers in Classical Myth and History
| Monsters and Monarchs : Serial Killers in Classical Myth and History |
| Autore | Felton Debbie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.152/32 |
| Soggetto topico |
Serial murderers - History
Serial murders - History |
| ISBN | 1-4773-2305-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Serial killers in the ancient world -- Identifying serial killers then and now -- Methods to the madness -- What motivates serial killers across the ages -- Murderous Greek roof-tiles and other legal problems -- Murder and the advantages of roman citizenship -- The popularity of serial poisoning -- Heracles and the headhunters -- Theseus and the highway killers -- How boxing moved from serial murder to Olympic sport -- Serial murders in local legends -- Serial slaying of suitors and spouses -- Witches and other child-murderers -- Serial murder then and now, there and here |
| Altri titoli varianti | Monsters and Monarchs |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794659603321 |
Felton Debbie
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| Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Monsters and Monarchs : Serial Killers in Classical Myth and History
| Monsters and Monarchs : Serial Killers in Classical Myth and History |
| Autore | Felton Debbie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.152/32 |
| Soggetto topico |
Serial murderers - History
Serial murders - History |
| ISBN | 1-4773-2305-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Serial killers in the ancient world -- Identifying serial killers then and now -- Methods to the madness -- What motivates serial killers across the ages -- Murderous Greek roof-tiles and other legal problems -- Murder and the advantages of roman citizenship -- The popularity of serial poisoning -- Heracles and the headhunters -- Theseus and the highway killers -- How boxing moved from serial murder to Olympic sport -- Serial murders in local legends -- Serial slaying of suitors and spouses -- Witches and other child-murderers -- Serial murder then and now, there and here |
| Altri titoli varianti | Monsters and Monarchs |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826694403321 |
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Felton Debbie
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| Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Serial killers [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy for everyone : being and killing / / edited by S. Waller ; foreword by John M. Doris
| Serial killers [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy for everyone : being and killing / / edited by S. Waller ; foreword by John M. Doris |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Disciplina |
364.152/32
364.152301 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WallerS
DorisJohn M |
| Collana | Philosophy for everyone |
| Soggetto topico |
Serial murderers - Psychology
Psychology, Pathological Assassins en sèrie Psicopatologia |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
1-4443-4140-5
1-282-93991-2 9786612939914 1-4443-2459-4 1-4443-2458-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: meditations on murder, or what is so philosophical about serial killers? / S. Waller and William E. Deal -- Man is the most dangerous animal of all : a philosophical gaze into the writings of the Zodiac Killer / Andrew M. Winters -- A philosophy of serial killing : Sade, Nietzsche, and Brady at the gates of Janus / David Schmid -- The situation of the jury : attribution bias in the trials of accused serial killers / Mark Alfano -- Serial killers as practical moral skeptics : a history with interviews / Amanda Howard -- Are psychopathic serial killers evil? Are they blameworthy for what they do? / Manuel Vargas -- Sympathy for the devil : can a serial killer ever be good? / Matthew Brophy -- The allure of the serial killer / Eric Dietrich and Tara Fox Hall -- Dexter's dark world : the serial killer as superhero / Susan Amper -- Killing with kindness : nature, nurture, and the female serial killer / Elizabeth Schecter and Harold Schecter -- It puts the lotion in the basket : the language of psychopathy / Chris Keegan -- Are serial killers cold-blooded killers? / Andrew Terjesen -- The serial killer was (cognitively) framed / William E. Deal -- Wolves and widows : naming, metaphor, and the language of serial murder / Wendy M. Zirngibl -- An arresting conversation : police philosophize about the armed and dangerous / S. Waller (with Diane Amarillas and Karen Kos) -- Psychopathy and will to power : Ted Bundy and Dennis Rader / Richard M. Gray -- The thread of death, or the compulsion to kill / J.S. Piven -- Afterword: a solemn afterword : a message from the victim's network / Mary Miller. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139433703321 |
| Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Serial killers : philosophy for everyone : being and killing / / edited by S. Waller ; foreword by John M. Doris
| Serial killers : philosophy for everyone : being and killing / / edited by S. Waller ; foreword by John M. Doris |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.152/32 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WallerS
DorisJohn M |
| Collana | Philosophy for everyone |
| Soggetto topico |
Serial murderers - Psychology
Psychology, Pathological Assassins en sèrie Psicopatologia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
1-4443-4140-5
1-282-93991-2 9786612939914 1-4443-2459-4 1-4443-2458-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: meditations on murder, or what is so philosophical about serial killers? / S. Waller and William E. Deal -- Man is the most dangerous animal of all : a philosophical gaze into the writings of the Zodiac Killer / Andrew M. Winters -- A philosophy of serial killing : Sade, Nietzsche, and Brady at the gates of Janus / David Schmid -- The situation of the jury : attribution bias in the trials of accused serial killers / Mark Alfano -- Serial killers as practical moral skeptics : a history with interviews / Amanda Howard -- Are psychopathic serial killers evil? Are they blameworthy for what they do? / Manuel Vargas -- Sympathy for the devil : can a serial killer ever be good? / Matthew Brophy -- The allure of the serial killer / Eric Dietrich and Tara Fox Hall -- Dexter's dark world : the serial killer as superhero / Susan Amper -- Killing with kindness : nature, nurture, and the female serial killer / Elizabeth Schecter and Harold Schecter -- It puts the lotion in the basket : the language of psychopathy / Chris Keegan -- Are serial killers cold-blooded killers? / Andrew Terjesen -- The serial killer was (cognitively) framed / William E. Deal -- Wolves and widows : naming, metaphor, and the language of serial murder / Wendy M. Zirngibl -- An arresting conversation : police philosophize about the armed and dangerous / S. Waller (with Diane Amarillas and Karen Kos) -- Psychopathy and will to power : Ted Bundy and Dennis Rader / Richard M. Gray -- The thread of death, or the compulsion to kill / J.S. Piven -- Afterword: a solemn afterword : a message from the victim's network / Mary Miller. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Serial killers and philosophy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877101603321 |
| Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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