People of the Lie
by M. Scott Peck
Peck's controversial study of human evil as a psychiatric category: the lie, the scapegoating, the refusal of self-examination, with case studies. Disturbing and clarifying about the narcissism that destroys others to protect self-image.
Read it if…
you have dealt with someone who seemed evil and want a framework.
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Skip it if…
you dislike the religious language; it is central.
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Three things you will actually use
- Evil is the refusal to see oneself.
- Scapegoating is its signature.
- Name it to resist it.
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Read the case studies in chapter three.
Our verdict
The psychology of evil.
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