The devil next door : toward a literary and psychological definition of human evil / Vera B. Profit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Profit, Vera B., author.

Series:

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; Volume 87.

At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries ; Volume 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Good and evil in literature.

Good and evil--Psychological aspects.

Good and evil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; New York, New York : Rodopi, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rather than theoretical or abstract, above all else, this monograph endeavors to serve as a practical guide, a handbook for helping us navigate a dark terrain. It neither presumes to examine the sources of evil nor suggest radical cures. These pages strive only to continue the process of naming the signs of individual evil that we might recognize these persons before they inflict even more damage. Scott Peck says it best. “If evil were easy to recognize, identify, and manage, there would be no need for this book.” Of course, he was referring to his own pioneering treatise; given the realities of our day, the need remains as great as ever.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Verdacht: Victimization

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Verdacht: Failure to Respect the Autonomy of Others and Their Depersonalization

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Verdacht: Narcissism

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Verdacht: Abuse of Power

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Verdacht: Scapegoating

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Verdacht: Lying

Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Verdacht: Refusal to Heed Criticism

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Victimization

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Failure to Respect the Autonomy of Others and Their Depersonalization

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Narcissism

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Abuse of Power

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Scapegoating

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Lying

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Refusal to Heed Criticism

Afterword

A Literary and Psychological Paradigm of Group Evil: Max Frisch’s Andorra

Bibliography

Previous Publications.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 3, 2014).

ISBN:

94-012-1126-4

OCLC:

890983614

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401211260 DOI