Just Following Orders: Atrocities and the Brain Science of Obedience (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009385435)

How can obedience and carrying out orders lead to horrific acts such as the Holocaust or the genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia, or Bosnia? For the most part, it is a mystery why obeying instructions from an authority can convince people to kill other human beings, sometimes without hesitation and with incredible cruelty. Combining social and cognitive neuroscience with real-life accounts from genocide perpetrators, this book sheds light on the process through which obedience influences cognition and behavior. Emilie Caspar, a leading expert in the field, translates this neuroscientific approach into a clear, uncomplicated explanation, even for those with no background in psychology or neuroscience. By better understanding humanity's propensity for direct orders to short-circuit our own independent decision-making, we can edge closer to effective prevention processes.

Author: Emilie A. Caspar
ISBN-10: 1009385437
ISBN-13: 9781009385435
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2024
Pages: 261
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.00w x 0.90d