Books The Pathology Of Man: A Study Of Human Evil 1st Edition by Steven J. Bartlett (Author)

"The Pathology of Man: A Study of Human Evil" by Steven J. Bartlett is a comprehensive and scholarly examination of human evil, framing it as a widespread and real pathology or disease rather than a deviation from normality. Bartlett’s work draws from psychology, epistemology, and pathology to explore how humans are capable of extreme acts such as destruction, genocide, mass murder, and torture. The book argues that human evil is a universal condition and a dangerous pathology that not only harms individuals and societies but also threatens other species and nature itself.

Bartlett introduces an original framework that connects human psychological and conceptual patterns of thought to the persistence of evil behaviors. He examines how human destructiveness is both self-injuring and outwardly destructive, occurring at individual and societal levels, including suicide, wars, revolutions, and genocides. The book offers no easy solutions but stresses the importance of recognizing and diagnosing evil as a disease in order to confront and eventually try to mitigate it.