{"product_id":"9780061765216","title":"Obedience to Authority","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most important books in social psychology of the last fifty years, “The classic account of the human tendency to follow orders, no matter who they hurt or what their consequences.” (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe landmark examination of humanity's susceptibility to authoritarianism, Stanley Milgram's classic speaks to the present with disturbing urgency. \"Milgram's experiments on obedience have made us more aware of the dangers of uncritically accepting authority,\" observed Peter Singer in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \"The aim of this investigation was to find when and how people would defy authority in the face of a clear moral imperative.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction from Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who conducted the famous Stanford Prison Experiment, \u003cem\u003eObedience to Authority\u003c\/em\u003e is Milgram’s fascinating and troubling chronicle of his classic study and a vivid and persuasive explanation of his conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":43410797232202,"sku":"9780061765216","price":23.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/7540\/3594\/files\/BNCImageAPI_e1d79483-3077-4c0d-8b23-d610a68ea831.jpg?v=1773605365","url":"https:\/\/seedlingbooks.co\/products\/9780061765216","provider":"Seedling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}