Guilt: The Bite of Conscience (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780804763615)

This is the first study of guilt from a wide variety of perspectives: psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, six major religions, four key moral philosophers, and the law. Katchadourian explores the ways in which guilt functions within individual lives and intimate relationships, looking at behaviors that typically induce guilt in both historical and modern contexts. He examines how the capacity for moral judgments develops within individuals and through evolutionary processes. He then turns to the socio-cultural aspects of guilt and addresses society's attempts to come to terms with guilt as culpability through the legal process. This personal work draws from, and integrates, material from extensive primary and secondary literature. Through the extensive use of literary and personal accounts, it provides an intimate picture of what it is like to experience this universal emotion. Written in clear and engaging prose, with a touch of humor, Guilt should appeal to a wide audience.

Author: Herant Katchadourian
ISBN-10: 0804763615
ISBN-13: 9780804763615
Publisher: Stanford General Books
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2009
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 12/11/2009 pg. 22
Choice 07/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 10