The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Ranked #33 in Social Psychology, Ranked #39 in Evil — see more rankings.
Renowned social psychologist and creator of the "Stanford Prison Experiment," Philip Zimbardo explores the mechanisms that make good people do bad things, how moral people can be seduced into acting immorally, and what this says about the line separating good from evil.
The Lucifer Effect explains how—and the myriad reasons why—we are all susceptible to the lure of “the dark side.” Drawing on examples from history as well as his own trailblazing research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can work in concert to make monsters out of decent men and... more
The Lucifer Effect explains how—and the myriad reasons why—we are all susceptible to the lure of “the dark side.” Drawing on examples from history as well as his own trailblazing research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can work in concert to make monsters out of decent men and... more
Rankings by Category
The Lucifer Effect is ranked in the following categories:
- #88 in Ethics
- #96 in Prison
- #55 in Psychology
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