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Psychobiography in Context: Predicting the Behavior of Tyrants
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Abstract
Psychobiography can help solve political puzzles, as long as political behavior is not seen reductively as a simple reenactment of childhood adaptations. As Schultz (chap. 1 this vol.) points out, excessive reductionism signifies bad psychobiography. Behavior, after all, is modulated by context, and the political leader with great power is in a very special position—able, perhaps, to change the environment in which he and others operate. It is this interaction—particularly relevant in the case of a tyrant—that is the focus of this study. I look at how certain leaders affect their environment and how their behavior is in turn influenced by what they create.
Title: Psychobiography in Context: Predicting the Behavior of Tyrants
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Abstract
Psychobiography can help solve political puzzles, as long as political behavior is not seen reductively as a simple reenactment of childhood adaptations.
As Schultz (chap.
1 this vol.
) points out, excessive reductionism signifies bad psychobiography.
Behavior, after all, is modulated by context, and the political leader with great power is in a very special position—able, perhaps, to change the environment in which he and others operate.
It is this interaction—particularly relevant in the case of a tyrant—that is the focus of this study.
I look at how certain leaders affect their environment and how their behavior is in turn influenced by what they create.
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