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The Psychology of Evil
The Psychology of Evil
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The Lucifer Effect, Original Sin, and the Moral Cost of Denial
The disturbing truth at the heart of The Lucifer Effect is that evil doesn’t require monsters — it only requires people who are willing...
collinshiff1
May 43 min read


Dehumanization, Reproductive Technologies, and the New Face of Evil: A Reflection on The Lucifer Effect, the Bible, and The New Eugenics
In The Lucifer Effect , Philip Zimbardo exposes the chilling truth that ordinary people, under powerful systemic and situational...
collinshiff1
Apr 274 min read


Justice, Loyalty, and the Five Foundations of Morality: A Biblical and Ethical Reflection on Haidt and Graham’s Moral Psychology
Jonathan Haidt and Jesse Graham present their case in When Morality Opposes Justice that morality extends beyond harm and fairness...
collinshiff1
Apr 134 min read


When Systems Fail: The Lucifer Effect, Christian Ethics, and Charting a Moral Life
In a world where injustice often hides behind institutional walls and moral failures erupt in ordinary places, The Lucifer Effect by...
collinshiff1
Apr 64 min read
Beyond the Experiment: A Summary of Chapters 14-16 of The Lucifer Effect
Being fully aware of the Stanford Prison Experiment and its community effects, The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo emphatically urges...
collinshiff1
Mar 83 min read
The Aftermath of Power: A Summary of Chapters 10-13 of The Lucifer Effect
In The Lucifer Effect Philip Zimbardo explores the lasting psychological effects of evil starting from immediate prison abuses during the...
collinshiff1
Mar 33 min read


Part 2.
Chapter 5: The Second Day’s Intensification of Control By the second full day, it is clear that the guards no longer require external...
collinshiff1
Feb 245 min read


Planting the Seeds of Evil
“The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil” by Philip Zimbardo delivers an analytical study about psychological...
collinshiff1
Feb 95 min read
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