"Momma, Dad's not home, he's over at the golf course with Mr. Marsden, and Hubbie's downstairs being arrested by a policeman!" “Hubbie Whittlow, you're wanted on a violation of Penal Code number 459, residential burglary.
This is a disturbing book, but one that has never been more necessary' Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Blink 'This important book is very readable' Spectator
This is a book that dares to hold a mirror up to mankind, showing us that we might not be who we think we are.
In making this observation, Zimbardo also built on the work of Stanley Milgram, whose own psychological experiments had shown the impact that authority figures can have on determining the actions of their subordinates.
'The Lucifer Effect' examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive, and the ways in which the goodness of humanity can be transformed into bestiality.
Philip Zimbardo is fascinated by why people can behave in awful ways.
The Lucifer Effect won the William James Book Award in 2008.
What makes good people do bad things? How can moral people be seduced to act immorally? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger of...