Monday, March 21, 2011

Microblog #36, "Obedience to Authority, Chapter 1-8"

Note: The assignments page is a little off kilter; this is listed as #34, but so is Chapter 10 of OSB.

Summary
These chapters describe the Milgram electroshock experiments in far greater than previous treatments. Examples include charts, variations, and descriptions of specific incidents.

Discussion
While I still feel the experiment is flawed at its core, the variations were interesting. Dr. Milgram tries far harder than is warranted to force a connection between his work and the Holocaust. Probably, this is an attempt to make his work seem more relevant.

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