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Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in "Joker"
Source: Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures
The Joker is an iconic villain and arch-rival of Batman in DC Comics. In recent years he has been brilliantly portrayed on the big screen by the late Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight and most recently by Joaquin Phoenix in the film Joker.
Because the Joker is perhaps the most high profile, enigmatic and beloved comic villain of all time I find it interesting to consider his possible criminal motivations and the pathologies of his mental state.
When discussing the Joker character, authors, critics, comic fans, and the general public often refer to him as a psychopath.
As a criminologist who studies mental disorders, I would say that whether or not the Joker really is a psychopath depends upon which of the two memorable film depictions of him mentioned above you are watching.
Paranoid schizophrenia by Thomas Zapata
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In The Dark Knight, the Joker is a loner, glib,
