 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
THE PSYCHOPATH FACTORY
|
| By: |
Adams |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£8.99 |
| Our price: |
£7.42 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£1.57 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1910924407 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781910924402 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
WATKINS MEDIA |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2016 |
| Pages: |
300 |
| Description: |
Psychopaths seem to be everywhere. They are on the news and at the movies. People who lack empathy, be they ruthless entrepreneurs or crazed spree killers are frequently labeled psychopathic; the charming socialiser is just as suspect as the awkward anti-social loner. |
| Synopsis: |
Psychopaths seem to be everywhere. They are on the news and at the movies. People who lack empathy, be they ruthless entrepreneurs or crazed spree killers are frequently labeled psychopathic; the charming socialiser is just as suspect as the awkward anti-social loner. The conception of what defines a psychopath seems to be a morass of contradictions, the only consistency being the supposition of a lack of empathy.The Psychopath Factory: How Capitalism Organizes Empathy examines how the requirements, stimuli, affects and environments of work condition our empathy. In some cases, work calls for no empathy characters who don t blink or flinch in the face of danger nor crack under pressure. In other cases, capitalism requires empathy in spades charming, friendly, sensitive and listening managers, customer service agents and careers. When workers are required to either ignore their empathy to-do a job, or dial it up to increase productivity, they are entering a psychopathic modality.The affective blitz of work, flickering screens, emotive content, vibrating alerts and sounding alarms erode our sensitivities whilst we are modulated with attention stimulants, social lubricants and so called anti-anxiety drugs. This is amidst a virulent and exacerbating climate of competition and frenzied quantification. Capitalism pressures us to feign empathy and leverage social relationships on one hand, whilst being cold and pragmatic on the other. We are passionate and enthusiastic whilst keeping a professional distance. Sympathy, care, compassion and altruism are important; The Psychopath Factory: How Capitalism Organizes Empathy argues that itis a mistake to presuppose that empathy can achieve these. Rather than being subject to the late capitalist organization of our empathy, psychopathy could be a means of escape." |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Repeater Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
Some other items by this author:
|
THE TRIALS OF THE REV. ROBERT BINGHAM, CURATE OF MARESFIELD, IN SUSSEX, ON A CHARGE OF SENDING AN INCENDIARY LETTER, AND OF SETTING FIRE TO HIS DWELLING-HOUSE, BEFORE THE LORD CHIEF, BARON, AT HORSHAM, MARCH 26TH, 1811, TAKEN IN SHORT-HAND, BY MR....
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|