The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

Philip G. Zimbardo

551 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science sociology challenging dark informative slow-paced
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How can good people become evil? How can honest people be induced to behave illegally, and moral people seduced to act immorality? The answers to such questions lie at the heart of this fascinating exploration of the darker side of human nature by...

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