Just Following Orders - Atrocities and the Brain Science of Obedience
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| Verlag | Cambridge University Press |
| Auflage | 2024 |
| Seiten | 261 |
| Format | 16,0 x 1,9 x 23,6 cm |
| Gewicht | 510 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781009385435 |
| Bestell-Nr | 00938543UA |
Discover how the brain is wired for obedience and how this can lead to humans committing brutal acts of violence.
Klappentext:
How can obedience and carrying out orders lead to horrific acts such as the Holocaust or the genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia, or Bosnia? For the most part, it is a mystery why obeying instructions from an authority can convince people to kill other human beings, sometimes without hesitation and with incredible cruelty. Combining social and cognitive neuroscience with real-life accounts from genocide perpetrators, this book sheds light on the process through which obedience influences cognition and behavior. Emilie Caspar, a leading expert in the field, translates this neuroscientific approach into a clear, uncomplicated explanation, even for those with no background in psychology or neuroscience. By better understanding humanity's propensity for direct orders to short-circuit our own independent decision-making, we can edge closer to effective prevention processes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction: understanding genocide as a means to prevention; 1. Listening to the perpetrators of genocide; 2. A brief history of the experimental research on obedience; 3. How do we take ownership and responsibility over our own actions?; 4. Moral emotions under obedience; 5. Just giving orders? In the brain of those who command; 6. Desolation is everywhere; 7. Conclusion: How ordinary people stand up against immorality; Epilogue: A hopeful horizon.
