Just Following Orders

Atrocities and the Brain Science of Obedience

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Just Following Orders

Written by: Emilie A. Caspar

Narrated by: Julia Anthony

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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.

Genocide & War Crimes

Politics & Government

Psychology

Psychology & Mental Health

Social Psychology & Interactions

War & Crisis

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An unprecedented, commendable study in the field of Neuroscience. Why do people follow orders the way they do and why people think following orders absolves moral responsibility and renders reduced sense of free will

The neuroscience of obeying orders

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