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Obedience to Authority
Milgram's groundbreaking work reveals how easily ordinary people can be swayed by authority to act against their own moral judgment, challenging our deepest assumptions about human nature.
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“Milgram's groundbreaking work reveals how easily ordinary people can be swayed by authority to act against their own moral judgment, challenging our deepest assumptions about human nature.”
— Stanley Milgram, Obedience to Authority
Authority, Social Psychology, Ethics
If you've ever felt the subtle pressure to conform against your better judgment, this will illuminate the hidden forces that shape our choices, and this will help you see what to do next.
Stanley Milgram, a social psychologist, meticulously designed experiments that, despite their controversy, remain the most stark and enduring demonstration of our susceptibility to authority.