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In 1962, A.E. van Vogt published a novel entitled 'The Violent Man' concerning the attempt to brainwash an American airman in a Chinese prisoner-of-war camp. The commandant is a 'Right Man'...a man who will never, under any circumstances, admit he is in the wrong; a man who will fly into a blind rage when his self-esteem is challenged. To explain the psychology of such a man, and prepare the ground for the novel, he wrote and privately printed the essay 'A Report on the Violent Male'. Paupers' Press is pleased to make this thought-provoking document widely available.
"It was clear to me that van Vogt is here touching on some important philosophical issues - for example, the whole question of what Sartre calls 'mauvais-foi' - self delusion...I became convinced that the discovery he had made - in identifying the Violent Man-type, and recognising the peculiar nature of his relation with women and with his own family - was of tremendous importance.." Colin Wilson (from his Introduction)
"...a pre-feminist and pre-pop-biology attempt to pin down the problem of the violent male..." Gary Dexter, 'The Spectator'.
"It was clear to me that van Vogt is here touching on some important philosophical issues - for example, the whole question of what Sartre calls 'mauvais-foi' - self delusion...I became convinced that the discovery he had made - in identifying the Violent Man-type, and recognising the peculiar nature of his relation with women and with his own family - was of tremendous importance.." Colin Wilson (from his Introduction)
"...a pre-feminist and pre-pop-biology attempt to pin down the problem of the violent male..." Gary Dexter, 'The Spectator'.
Used availability for A E van Vogt's A Report on the Violent Male