Here’s one insight I had while reading The Lucifer Effect. I believe that Zimbardo is absolutely right in revealing the tendency of systems to turn people close to any misdeeds into scapegoats, simultaneously shielding those higher up who share an equal, if not greater, amount of blame. Although Zimbardo spends much time in [...]
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After a grueling quarter at Stanford, I am currently enjoying a much-needed spring break. With the luxury of free time, I’ve starting reading the book The Lucifer Effect by Stanford psychologist Philip Zimbardo. I am on chapter 10 now (about halfway). I have never read a book that has generated more internal conflict [...]
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