[lbo-talk] re: wot crap

[Lou Johnson]

<The purpose of the SPE was to test the influence of
the situational interaction on sadistic behavior in
otherwise normal people.  The purpose of
Milgram's study was to test the effects of authority
on engaging in behavior that by most ethical standards
is blatantly wrong, but not necessarily
sadistic.>>

Eric Fromm questioned the usual interpretation of the
Milgram and Zimbardo experiments:

http://www.angelfire.com/or3/tss2/fromilg.html

		
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