The Lucifer Effect: Understanding how Good People Turn Evil | 
pickUn libro que me costó leer, debido a la crudeza con la que plantea la naturaleza malvada del ser humano. Está fragilidad a la predisposición del mal, pero también un gran recorrido para estar atentos.
Un abordaje justo sobre el poder y la opresión. En dónde nos demuestra que hay un área descuidada en el entendimiento de la conducta humana. Nos lleva a reconocer una sobrevaloración a la disposición (rasgos inherentes).
“Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.”
pick“each of us has the potential, or mental templates, to be saint or sinner, altruistic or selfish, gentle or cruel, submissive or dominant, sane or mad, good or evil“.
Great book on what can impact a rational mind toward “evil“. One of my favorites on the topic, though the prison experiment isn't something I could quite agree with.
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pickThough I admittedly took years to finish this book, I think that was as much on me as the book. The first half describes the SPE in great detail, which can get a little tedious. But the second half, which ties in other social psychology experiments and real-world events, is much more interesting and easier to get through. I recommend it for anyone interested in how social factors influence behavior in even good people.
The end of this book doesn‘t hold back. #currentlyreading #psychology #socialpsychology #torture
I can‘t make another trip to the library until tomorrow, so today I‘m revisiting my longest-running #currentlyreading book (because I never “bail,” just haven‘t finished...). Here‘s to checking books off my list!
Just realized it‘s a signed copy from Zimbardo!!!
I only walked away with two books, at $1.50 since paper backs were cheaper 😂😂
These two books are very much #opposites... The Lucifer Effect is fascinating psychological non-fiction from the man who ran the Stanford Prison Experiment and the Stupidest Angel is light-hearted, funny fiction with a subtitle of "a heartwarming tale of Christmas terror."
Both are very good books.
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I pick this up once every so many months and read a little bit. It's an important book, but for some reason I can never seem to stick with it. #psychology #socialpsychology
In every situation, work to distinguish between those in authority who, because of their expertise, wisdom, seniority, or special status, deserve respect, and the unjust authority figure who demands our obedience without any substance. Many who assume the mantel of authority are pseudo-leaders, false prophets, confidence men and women, self-promoters who should not be respected but rather openly disobeyed and exposed to critical evaluation.
Who makes the frame becomes the artist, or the con artist. The way issues are framed is often more influential than the persuasive arguments within their boundaries.
Never sacrifice basic personal freedoms for the promise of security because the sacrifices are real and immediate and the security is a distant illusion.
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find far more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have been committed in the name of rebellion. --C.P. Snow
Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart. --William Hazlitt
bailedWhat most people don't seem to know (and should know) about the famous experiment described in this book is that participants intentionally behaved in a way to please those who were conducting the experiment. One participant who played the role of a prison guard acted particularly sadistic because he had just seen the film Cool Hand Luke, and even spoke in a southern accent to match the movie.
pickWhy do good people do bad things?
The book tries to answer one of the most fundamental questions about man kind and human nature.
Can we craft our morals?
The book is a very interesting read.
I find nonfiction to be generally more terrifying than fiction because I can't convince myself that the evil doesn't exist. It does, and nowhere is that more obvious to me than in the Stanford Prison Experiment. The speed with which "normal" people turned into monsters and victims was astonishing and horrifying. #AllHallowsRead #ScaryReads #favoritescarynonfiction
Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.
"...The irony of being ordered to sing a song of freedom in this oppressive atmosphere where his song provides the cadence for mindless push-ups is not lost on 416. He vows not to be crushed by Arnett or any other guard."
How sweet the sound.. ? regular joe's like you and me, turned into monsters
How thin is the line between good and evil? Between sane and insane? Between rebellious and subordinate? Pretty thin..
pickThe first half of this book detailed the Stanford Prison Experiment. The second half is Zimbardo's theory of the Lucifer Effect. Everyone should read the first half at least, the SPE was one of the most recent dehumanizing attempts to understand human behavior, it'll open your eyes to the way people in power treat those under them.
I've been intrigued by this experiment ever since watching Philip Zimbardo's TED-Talk. Now at a point in the book where he will narrate those events ??
Think you're not evil? That others are just "bad apples"? Guess again.. Muhaha (okay that evil laugh is a bit creepy ?)
"We live in the "mass murder century" More than 50 million people have been systematically murdered by government decrees."
Bleeding, sad world of hurt.. Note that this book is already a bit dated, so not even counting the acts of terrorism and counteracts yet.. ?
Wish everyone would just.. Read
This book.. Sorry in advance for all the posts that will follow, this book has grabbed me and holds me tight!
pickA fascinating book by the man who conducted the Stanford prison experiment asking the question what is required to make a person do evil. The answer is disturbingly very little and comes down to an authority figure and the removal of personal responsibility. His analysis of the events of Abu Ghraib
Angels or demons? Light or darkness? Can one exist without the other? Well, Mr Zimbardo is going to tell me about the fine line we're all walking
*Image by Maurits Cornelis Escher
