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The Man - Inherent Evil or Authority Obeyed

Author(s): Bistra Dragoikova
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: freedom; authority; experiment; death camp; social conformity

Summary/Abstract: The article is organized as follows: (1) The concept of freedom as an essential part of human society; (2) The man between democracy and tyranny; (3) The rise of death camps as extermination facilities, the Eichmann trial and Hannah Arendt’s concept of banality of evil (4) The Milgram experiment and the aftermath; (5) Zimbardo prison experiment and the power of roles and rules; (6) An attempt is made of a brief interpretation of the concept of duality of man.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 62-67
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Bulgarian