The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill
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The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill is a psychological and evolutionary analysis of human homicidal behavior that explores why the human mind may be naturally predisposed to kill under certain circumstances.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill Context triple: [David M. Buss, notableWork, The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill]
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The Savage Mind
The Savage Mind is a seminal anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that explores the structures of human thought through the comparison of so-called "primitive" and "civilized" societies.
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B.
The Child Killer
The Child Killer is the nickname of Scottish serial murderer Robert Black, notorious for abducting, sexually assaulting, and killing young girls across the UK during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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How the Mind Works
How the Mind Works is a popular science book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores human thought and behavior through the lenses of evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
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E.
Mindhunters
Mindhunters is a 2004 psychological thriller film about FBI profiler trainees trapped on a remote island with a serial killer who begins murdering them one by one.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill Target entity description: The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill is a psychological and evolutionary analysis of human homicidal behavior that explores why the human mind may be naturally predisposed to kill under certain circumstances.
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A.
The Savage Mind
The Savage Mind is a seminal anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that explores the structures of human thought through the comparison of so-called "primitive" and "civilized" societies.
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B.
The Child Killer
The Child Killer is the nickname of Scottish serial murderer Robert Black, notorious for abducting, sexually assaulting, and killing young girls across the UK during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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D.
How the Mind Works
How the Mind Works is a popular science book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores human thought and behavior through the lenses of evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
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E.
Mindhunters
Mindhunters is a 2004 psychological thriller film about FBI profiler trainees trapped on a remote island with a serial killer who begins murdering them one by one.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
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| instanceOf |
book
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evolutionary psychology book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain murder as part of evolved human nature
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integrate psychological and evolutionary explanations of killing ⓘ |
| author | David M. Buss ⓘ |
| examines |
case studies of murder
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family-related homicides ⓘ links between jealousy and killing ⓘ statistical patterns of homicide ⓘ |
| explores |
conflicts over resources and status leading to violence
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evolutionary origins of homicidal behavior ⓘ how ordinary people can have homicidal fantasies ⓘ psychological motives for murder ⓘ sex differences in homicidal behavior ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptive functions of homicidal tendencies in human evolution
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conditions that trigger homicidal thoughts and behavior ⓘ why the human mind may be predisposed to kill under certain circumstances ⓘ |
| genre |
evolutionary psychology
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psychology ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
interaction of evolved motives and modern environments
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moral and social implications of evolved homicidal tendencies ⓘ the potential for violence in ordinary people ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in true crime ⓘ students of psychology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| perspective |
evolutionary psychology
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psychological analysis ⓘ |
| subject |
domestic violence
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evolution of violence ⓘ evolutionary psychology of killing ⓘ evolved psychological mechanisms ⓘ homicide ⓘ human aggression ⓘ human mating and conflict ⓘ intimate partner homicide ⓘ murder ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill Description of subject: The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill is a psychological and evolutionary analysis of human homicidal behavior that explores why the human mind may be naturally predisposed to kill under certain circumstances.
Referenced by (3)
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subject linked to:
Buss
When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
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