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In the 21st century, the concept of ethics may seem outdated or obsolete. But in reality, ethics is the omnipresent, ongoing discussion going on in our global communities today. Systematically, people condemn, sanction, demonize, and freely judge one another. As a result, by addressing the simplest of questions (""How do we act?"" and ""What do we think of others?""), laws are legislated and the moral code is created. But what is morality, exactly? And how does the moral code shape the story of our lives?Written from the perspective of a social psychologist, The Psychology of Good and Evil explores the answers to these big questions in fascinating detail, all while illuminating the inner workings of the human mind, human nature, and the foundations of our beliefs.

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This book provides an excellent review of classic and newer research on moral thinking, emotions, and behaviors and would thus make a good textbook for a course on prosocial development. Dr. Alice Honig, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61, No. 16, April 2016

Are you a good person? Are you ethical, kind, environmentally sound and nutritionally correct? As Laurent Begue shows in this refreshingly wry and lucid book, our striving to be good-and, more importantly, to be seen as good-pervades and shapes much of our lives. Ranging widely and deeply across social science, Begue shows how our sense of right and wrong stems from our need to connect with one another. Reading it might not make you a good person, but it will certainly make you understand your tragicomic need to feel that you are. --David Berreby, award-winning author of Us and Them: The Science of Identity Are people basically good or basically evil? In this book, Professor Laurent Begue breathes fresh life into this age old question, by focusing on research findings from the field of social psychology. This book is not about hunches, intuitions, gut feelings, and instincts about good and evil. Rather, it is about the science of good and evil-and it was a real pleasure to read. I am glad to have it on my shelf. --Brad J. Bushman, Professor of Communication and Psychology, Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, School of Communication, The Ohio State University

This book provides an excellent review of classic and newer research on moral thinking, emotions, and behaviors and would thus make a good textbook for a course on prosocial development. * Dr. Alice Honig, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61, No. 16, April 2016 *

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Laurent Bègue, PhD, is professor of social psychology at University of Grenoble Alpes in France and was a visiting professor at Stanford University. He is the author of several books and many scientific papers and book chapters. Dr. Bègue's research has appeared in many publications, including Time, The Atlantic, Slate, New York Post, The Huffington Post, National Geographic, and more. He lives with his family in a small old village in the French Alps founded in the beginning of the 12th century.

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