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Re: Normal, Healthy College Students

Posted by Mark H. on April 6, 2002, at 16:50:13

In reply to What kind of people pressed the button?, posted by beardedlady on April 6, 2002, at 14:59:34

Beardy,

Since I greatly respect your opinion, and the "learners" in the Milgram study were actors who were only pretending to be shocked, why do you believe his study to be "one of history's most unethical studies"?

I would reserve that description for the "studies" that were conducted by physicians in Nazi Germany, using human beings as test subjects that few people today would tolerate being performed on lab animals.

I understood Milgram to be demonstrating convincingly that the certainty of the American public that such atrocities could "never happen here" were pompously naive. I used to show the film to classes in public administration as part of instilling ethics in future public servants.

I'm sure I'm missing an important consideration, and I trust you'll help me to better understand your point of view.

Many thanks,

Mark H.


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