Joanna
Miles Jackson wrote:
>On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, joanna bujes wrote:
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>>I think Milgram abstracted unduly from that situation to talk about
>>"authority." I take it to be an explicit and very clear example of the
>>justification that "science" can provide for sadism.
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>>Joanna
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>Social psychologists have followed up M's work with other scenarios,
>where people are ordered to do things by other types of authority
>figures (e.g., supervisors in bureaucratic settings). The results
>are about the same: people will tend to obey a legitimate authority
>figure, even if the order contradicts their own moral standards.
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>The crucial factor is whether or not the authority figure is
>legitimate (scientific authority is one form of legitimate
>authority in our society, but not the only kind).
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>Miles
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