Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side

This overview of various kinds of aberrant behavior grouped under the umbrella term evil is well backed up by the expertise of Shaw, a senior lecturer in criminology and psychology at University College London. Emphasizing that her approach is not philosophical or religious, Shaw eschews deep philosophizing for social and neuroscientific research to discover why people engage in transgressions against moral norms, including murder, bestiality, and inaction in the face of others’ transgressions.