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Kevin Dutton is a psychologist at the University of Oxford. He talks about his latest book, The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us about Success.
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Kevin Dutton is a psychologist at the University of Oxford. He talks about his latest book, The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us about Success
Kevin Dutton is a psychologist at the University of Oxford. He talks about his latest book, The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us about Success.
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Add CommentI guess there is a bright side to just about anything. Mussolini made the trains run on time, Stalin starved millions and Hitler built the autobahns. I never thought that a psychopath had a bright side but maybe I'm just overreacting.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisSingle minded, success driven obsessives with little or no empathy have a grip on the wealth and power of this world. How can that not be a bright side (within their own limited definition, at least)? I'm poor and miserable and life is something that happens to me BUT at least I'm not psychopathic is hardly something to be shouting on the streets in this day and age (if indeed it ever has been). In many ways the entire history of USA can be seen as the triumph of psychopathy (the Pilgrim Fathers, looked at without the rose-tinted specs, were psychopathic to a man!)
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisA psychotic doctor will help lower the world's population. A psychotic personality is a job requirement for modern pill pushing doctors.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThere's been quite a lot of psychopath apologias running in the blogs these days. Since they've been in power long enough (about 30 years) I guess they can buy some good press same as anyone else. Might take the edge off once the revolution happens...
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIs this not an accurate description of Tony Blair?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisYou confuse 'psychotic' a delusional mental illness with 'psychopathic' a personality state which lacks certain common traits like empathy etc. 'Psychosis' is symptomatic of a disease process, 'Psychopathic' relates to a personality aberration which can be seen as abnormal but non diseased.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisYou confuse 'psychotic' a delusional mental illness with 'psychopathic' a personality state which lacks certain common traits like empathy etc. 'Psychosis' is symptomatic of a disease process, 'Psychopathic' relates to a personality aberration which can be seen as abnormal but non diseased.
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What is the purpose of contributing to this and similar web sites?
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Or is this just a way for us plebs to blow off steam and not cause trouble? I wonder.
HELLLOOOOO, is anybody there?