Description: Obedience to Authority : An Experimental View, Paperback by Milgram, Stanley, ISBN 0062930826, ISBN-13 9780062930828, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
“The classic account of the human tendency to follow orders, no matter who they hurt or what their consequences.” — Washington Post Book World
In the 1960s, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram famously carried out a series of experiments that forever changed our perceptions of morality and free will. The subjects—or “teachers”—were instructed to administer electroshocks to a human “learner,” with the shocks becoming progressively more powerful and painful. Controversial but now strongly vindicated by the scientific community, these experiments attempted to determine to what extent people will obey orders from authority figures regardless of consequences. “Milgram’s experiments on obedience have made us more aware of the dangers of uncritically accepting authority,” wrote Peter Singer in the New York Times Book Review. Obedience to Authority is Milgram’s fascinating and troubling chronicle of his classic study and a vivid and persuasive explanation of his conclusions.
In times of crisis, the great works of philosophy help us make sense of the world. The Harper Perennial Resistance Library is a special fiv series highlighting short classic works of independent thought that illuminate the nature of truth, humanitys dangerous attraction to authoritarianism, the influence of media and mass communication, and the philosophy of resistance—all critical in understanding todays politically charged world.
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Book Title: Obedience to Authority : an Experimental View
Item Length: 7.1in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 4.5in
Author: Stanley Milgram
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: History & Theory, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Sociology / Social Theory, Emotions
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Psychology, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 6.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
