For all our knowledge of psychopathology and sociopathology--and
despite endless examinations of abuse and torture, mass murder and
genocide--we still don't have a real handle on why evil exists,
where it derives from, or why it is so ubiquitous.
A compelling synthesis of diverse schools of thought,
"Psychoanalysis" "of" "Evil" identifies the mental infrastructure
of evil and deciphers its path from vile intent to malignant deeds.
Evil is defined as manufactured in the psyche: the acting out of
repressed wishes stemming from a toxic mix of harmful early
experiences such as abuse and neglect, profound anger, negative
personality factors, and mechanisms such as projection. This
analysis brings startling clarity to seemingly familiar territory,
that is, persons and events widely perceived as evil. Strongly
implied in this far-reaching understanding is a call for more
accurate forms of intervention and prevention as the author:
Reviews representations of evil from theological, philosophical,
and psychoanalytic sources.Locates the construction of evil in
psychodynamic aspects of the psyche.Translates vague abstractions
of evil into recognizable concepts.Exemplifies this theory with the
lives and atrocities of Hitler and Stalin.Applies psychoanalytic
perspective to the genocides in Turkey, Pakistan, Cambodia, and
Rwanda.Revisits Hannah Arendt's concept of "the banality of
evil."
"Psychoanalysis" "of" "Evil" holds a unique position in the
literature and will gather considerable interest among readers in
social psychology, psychoanalysis, sociology, and political
anthropology. Historians of mass conflict should find it
instructive as well.
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