Measurement and categorization are, of course, fundamental to any scientific endeavor, but the implications of being able to identify psychopaths are as much practical as academic. To put it simply, if we can't spot them, we are doomed to be… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Language and words for psychopaths are only word deep; there is no emotional colouring behind it. A psychopath can use a word like, ‘I… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Too many people hold the idea that psychopaths are essentially killers or convicts. The general public hasn't been educated to see beyond the social… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
There are certainly more people in the business world who would score high in the psychopathic dimension than in the general population. You'll find… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Psychopaths have a grandiose self-structure which demands a scornful and detached devaluation of others, in order to ward off their envy toward the good… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
A psychopath can tell what you're thinking but what they don't do is feel what you feel. These are people without a conscience. — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Psychopaths are social predators, and like all predators, they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Psychopaths view any social exchange as a ‘feeding opportunity,’ a contest or a test of wills in which there can be only one winner.… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
All the reading in the world cannot immunize you from the devastating effects of psychopaths. Everyone, including the experts, can be taken in, conned,… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that. — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
For most of us even the imagined threat of criticism functions to control our behavior. We are haunted to some degree by questions about… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
People tend to think of psychopaths as criminals. In fact, the majority of psychopaths aren't criminal. — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
Measurement and categorization are, of course, fundamental to any scientific endeavor, but the implications of being able to identify psychopaths are as much practical… — Robert D. Hare Copy Share Image
