Drawing upon the author's two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas and asks readers, What would you do?
Jacob M. Appel Ordre des livres (chronologique)
L'écriture de Jacob M. Appel se caractérise par son exploration de la psyché humaine, abordant des thèmes profonds avec une voix narrative distinctive. Ses contributions littéraires ont obtenu une reconnaissance significative, soulignant sa capacité à créer des récits captivants qui résonnent profondément auprès des lecteurs. La formation académique diversifiée d'Appel, couvrant des domaines tels que la médecine et le droit, informe probablement les perspectives uniques et les explorations complexes que l'on retrouve dans ses œuvres littéraires.
The Mask of Sanity
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
"On the outside, Dr. Jeremy Balint is a pillar of the community: the youngest division chief at his hospital, a model son to his elderly parents, fiercely devoted to his wife and two young daughters. On the inside, Dr. Jeremy Balint is a high-functioning sociopath--a man who truly believes himself to stand above the ethical norms of society. As long as life treats him well, Balint has no cause to harm others. When life treats him poorly, he reveals the depths of his cold-blooded depravity. At a cultural moment when the media bombards us with images of so-called sociopaths who strive for good and criminals redeemed by repentance,The Mask of Sanity offers an antidote to implausible tales of evil gone right. In contrast to fictional predecessors like Dostoyevesky's Raskolnikov and Camus' Mersault, Dr. Balint is a man who already has it all--and will do everything in his power, no matter how immoral, to keep what he has."--Amazon.com.