{"product_id":"pathological-systems-the-cybernetics-of-systemic-evil-9798250057042","title":"Pathological Systems: The Cybernetics of Systemic Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chris Cathey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - Social Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Ponerology is the study of political evil - how leaders without conscience transform institutions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by Polish psychologist Andrew Lobaczewski after living under totalitarian rule, Political Ponerology examines how pathological personality traits rise to power and reshape governments, corporations, and organizations from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book expands that framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt explains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How individuals without internal moral restraint gain influence\u003cbr\u003e- How small pathological minorities scale control\u003cbr\u003e- How feedback channels collapse\u003cbr\u003e- How moral language is redefined to protect power\u003cbr\u003e- How democratic systems drift under stress\u003cbr\u003e- How corporate and institutional structures become insulated\u003cbr\u003e- How structural safeguards can resist capture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical conflict is often framed as ideological disagreement. This book argues that something deeper can be at work: differences in personality structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost leaders experience guilt, empathy, and internal constraint. Some do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen those without conscience gain structural leverage, institutions change character. Accountability narrows. Loyalty replaces competence. Truth becomes subordinate to control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a partisan argument. It is a structural analysis of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding how pathological leadership scales into systems is essential to protecting resilient institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47568836100247,"sku":"9798250057042","price":1831.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798250057042.webp?v=1774871180","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pathological-systems-the-cybernetics-of-systemic-evil-9798250057042","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}