In connection the points raised by Pinker, Dutton, Dawkins and company, James Fallon seems to hold an intermediary position that could broker a bit of a truce in the science-culture war surrounding genetics and determinism.
Here is a TED talk by James Fallon, PhD, the psychopath.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_fallon_exploring_the_mind_of_a_killer
I believe that he, himself, is the truce because while he undeniably has the genetic component for psychopathy he is....happily married and not in lore of modern psychopaths. He makes the wonderful point that both the genetic and environmental factors must each be present and stimulated.
Monday, January 29, 2018
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