“The idea of the banality of heroism debunks the myth of the ‘heroic elect,’ a myth that reinforces two basic human tendencies. The first is to ascribe very rare personal characteristics to people who do something special — to see them as superhuman, practically beyond comparison to the rest of us. T…”— Philip Zimbardo, greatergood.berkeley.eduTagged: inaction, Heroism, Responsibility, Psychology, Observation
“Whether we consider Nazi Germany or Abu Ghraib prison, there were many people who observed what was happening and said nothing. At Abu Ghraib, one photo shows two soldiers smiling before a pyramid of naked prisoners while a dozen other soldiers stand around watching passively. If you observe such ab…”— Philip Zimbardo, greatergood.berkeley.eduTagged: Nazi, Prison, Ignorance, Abu Ghraib, Observation