La sabiduría de los psicópatas

When we talk about psychopaths, characters, real or fictional, come to mind, such as Hannibal Lecter, the Milwaukee butcher or Dexter. And yet this book doesn't just talk about them. Other names are cited in it such as Neil Armstrong, Bill Clinton, Vincent Van Gogh, John Stuart Mill or J. F. Kennedy. Because according to Kevin Dutton, there are many psychopaths and they don't have to be criminals or murderers at all. Psychopathy is just one index of that "scale of insanity" that all of us are on, and there is a fine line between the profile of a neurosurgeon and that of a serial killer. It can be said, therefore, that psychopaths have tremendously positive traits that are essential for success in the 21st century: they are daring, charismatic, relentless, focused, cold and self-confident. This book is an intellectual journey that combines scientific knowledge about the human brain with a chronicle that goes from secret monasteries to maximum security prisons, passing through special forces training camps. Provocative and surprising at the same time, The Wisdom of Psychopaths reveals a shocking truth: behind their dark facade, psychopaths have a lot to teach us.