The Psychopath Test

Jon Ronson discusses his book in this illustrated talk.

Is Your Boss a Psychopath?
 
The standard clinical test for psychopaths, Robert Hare’s 20-point PCL-R checklist, evaluates 20 personality traits, but a subset of eight traits defines what Hare calls the corporate psychopath, the non-violent person prone to the selfish, callous and remorseless use of others.

1. The Missing Part of the Puzzle Revealed

This is a story about madness. It begins with a curious encounter at a Costa Coffee shop in Bloomsbury, Central London.

What made you want to write this book?

I wanted to write a book about madness because it has always been - I think - the elephant in the room of my other books. Do the people I write about behave the strange ways they do because madness is the engine that powers them? I felt I needed to address this question head-on. Is madness the force that makes the world go around?

Jon Ronson will be speaking about his new book The Psychopath Test at Stoke Newington Literary Festival's Gala Launch Event.