Aunque los actos de crueldad humana suelen ser atribuidos a instintos atávicos procedentes de anteriores etapas de la evolución biológica, lo cierto es que nuestra especie es la más despiadada de cuantas habitan el planeta:...
An eye-opening investigation of charismatic "gurus" from Jesus to Freud to David Koresh, by the author of "Solitude: A Return to the Self". In "Feet of Clay", eminent psychologist Anthony Storr uncovers the personality traits...
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, developed a totally new way of looking at human nature. Only now, with the hindsight of the half-century since his death, can we assess his true legacy to current thought. As an experienced psychiatrist himsel...
Why does music have such an effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most intangible of all forms of art. Anthony Storr believes that music today is a significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before, and in this...
An examination of gurus, the cults they inspire and the power they exercise. It takes as examples some of those considered to be modern gurus such as David Koresh and James Jones, and establishes what each of them has in common. It then discusses what...
This study challenges the widely-held view that success in personal relationships is the only key to happiness. In a series of biographical sketches, it demonstrates how many of the creative geniuses of our civilization have been solitary, by temperament...