Abstract To understand Fromm’s mechanisms of escape—authoritarianism‚ destructiveness‚ and automaton conformity—one must obtain an understanding of Fromm basic premise for humanity and society which is overall positive. Reviewing the mechanisms of escape can assist one in understanding how an individual can be ruled by another‚ take one’s own life‚ or become lost in society. Fromm’s book‚ Escape from Freedom‚ can be used to teach individuals and society‚ as a whole‚ how to better understand one
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easily induced into giving a stranger an electric shock of 450V (enough to kill someone). 100% of people could be influenced into giving a 275V shock. The Milgram Experiment Stanley Milgram (1963) Experiment: Focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. Investigate: Whether Germans were particularly obedient to authority figures as this was a common explanation for the Nazi killings in World War II. Milgram selected participants for his experiment by advertising
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participants”? The answer to these questions is of course “No.” The participants were indeed average people who came from all walks of life. They were young‚ old‚ rich‚ poor‚ educated and uneducated. So what accounts for their obedience? Milgram says the essence of obedience is that a person comes to view himself as the instrument for carrying out another person’s wishes and therefore no longer regards himself as responsible
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Obedience to Orders 1 Obedience to Orders PFC Prashasouk BMMSC Obedience to Orders 2 This essay is to stress my belief on the importance of obedience to all orders. The importance of following all orders is the way all branches of the military operate on a day to day basis. Obeying all orders is the reason a military can operate in an organized and effective manner. If members of the military did not obey orders faithfully
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The Milgram ExperimentOne of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology was carried out by Stanley Milgram (1963). Stanley Milgram‚ a psychologist at Yale University‚ conducted an experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. The experiments began in July 1961‚ a year after the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. Milgram devised the experiment to answer the question "Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust
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“Disobedience as a Physiological and Moral Problem‚” ‚” is written by Erich Fromm and in his 1963 essay Fromm argues that obedience is the virtue and disobedience the vice. (Fromm 403). Fromm sees disobedience as a vital to our society and that blind obedience is bad‚ and he uses many examples to try to convince us of this belief. I believe that Fromm has some very good points and makes a strong argument. I agree with many of the main points he makes and his appeal to those are used great in his
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human history was started by an act of disobedience‚ and that it will be ended by an act of obedience. He then says that the majority of human authorities and governments throughout history have demonized disobedience while sanctifying obedience‚ as their power comes from the obedience of the masses and that only obedience bred as a virtue can be sustained by such organizations. He states that the obedience of the masses and the power gained from it are what allow the governing few to enjoy the limited
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“Human history began with an act of disobedience‚ and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience” (Fromm‚ 1981‚ ¶1). Comparing this statement to the historical idea that obedience is a virtue and disobedience is a vice is the basis of Erich Fromm’s essay entitled “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” (1981). Referencing historical and biblical accounts‚ Fromm claims that mankind was not human until the point of the first disobedient act‚ at which point the
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Daoism and Confucianism are two of China’s oldest and most pervasive philosophies. They arose during the same period in Chinese history‚ called the Hundred Schools of Thought‚ a time often marred by unrest and feudal strife. Both philosophies reflect this‚ as their overarching goals are to seek order and harmony in one’s life‚ relationship with society‚ and the universe. Confucianism is a philosophy originated by the Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius‚ which teaches that logic and reason can solve
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Child And Youth Assesment | March 28 2013 | | The Seeds of Discouragement in Work With Young People. | ORIGINALITY SCORE: 0% Table Of Contents. THE SEEDS OF DICOURAGEMENT IN WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE 3 What is assessment? 3 The four Ecological Hazards and it’s link to the Profiles in Discouragement 3 10 D’S of Deviance 5 The impact of positive personal theories of behavior 6 Impact on Assessment if the child or youth feels discouraged by an interaction with a CYCW 7 Conclusion:
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