Obedience to Authority
Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram, published by HarperCollins on November 9, 2004, is a significant work in the field of psychology, comprising 224 pages in English. This book details a series of groundbreaking experiments conducted by Milgram at Yale University in the 1960s, which explored the complex dynamics of obedience and authority. Through these experiments, subjects, referred to as “teachers,” were instructed to administer increasingly severe electroshocks to a human “learner,” raising profound questions about morality and free will.
In this edition, readers will find a thorough examination of the ethical implications and psychological insights derived from Milgram’s research. The narrative provides a vivid account of the experiments and offers a persuasive explanation of the findings, which have been both controversial and influential in understanding human behavior. The book delves into themes of obedience and authority, making it a critical resource for those interested in psychology and social psychology.
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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. Obedience to Authority is Milgram’s fascinating and troubling chronicle of his classic study and a vivid and persuasive explanation of his conclusions.
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