Citation

Mintz A. J. Philos. Educ. 2008; 42(1): 185-196.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-9752.2008.00612.x

PMID

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Abstract

Why do people do horrific things to one another? This article reviews two recent books that attempt to answer that question, Philip Zimbardo's The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil and Barbara Coloroso's Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide. The author discusses the educational implications of these works and raises preliminary considerations for an education for heroism.