Language and words for psychopaths are only word deep; there is no emotional colouring behind it. A psychopath can use a word like, βI love youβ but it means nothing more to him than if he said, βIβll have a cup of coffee.
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Measurement and categorization are, of course, fundamental to any scientific endeavor, but the implications of being able to identify psychopaths are as much practical as academic. To put it simply, if we can't spot them, we are doomed to be their victims, both as individuals and as a society.
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