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Philip Zimbardo: Comment des gens ordinaires deviennent des monstres... ou des héros.

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Philip Zimbardo sait comme il est facile pour des gens aimables de mal tourner. Dans cette présentation, il partage ses pensées et des photos inédites et difficiles des procès d'Abu Ghraib. Il parle ensuite de l'aspect opposé : comme il est facile de devenir un héros, et comment nous pouvons tous relever le défi.

Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment -- and an expert witness at Abu Ghraib. His book The Lucifer Effect explores the nature of evil; now, in his new work, he studies the nature of heroism. Full bio »

Translated into French by Rodolphe Mortreuil
Reviewed by Matthieu Coville
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