## Toward a Taxonomy of Dark Personalities

* Author: u/itisike  *Dragon Army**
* URL: http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/23/6/421.abstract
* Score: 6

* Created: 2015-12-10T01:29:59

### Post:

[Link to content](http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/23/6/421.abstract)

### Comments:

> **u/eaglejarl** [+9] *
> 
> This requires an account. Also, how does it fit in this subreddit?
> 

>> **u/itisike** [+12]  *Dragon Army**
>> 
>> Full pdf can be found at http://riener.us/WP/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Paulhus-2014-Dark-Personalities.pdf
>> Many rational stories involve rational villains, and understanding how real villains act can help, right? Also, I liked the way they use Dark.
>> 

>>> **u/eaglejarl** [+2] *
>>> 
>>> Cool, thank you.
>>> 

> **u/Transfuturist** [+1]  *Carthago delenda est.**
> 
> Interesting addition to the triad.
> Personally, I enjoy stories with dark protagonists (as long as they're done well), hero or villain.
> But I think I agree with eaglejarl, this doesn't quite make sense here.
> 

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