We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then rejection of situational temptations. We invest human nature with God-like qualities, with moral and rational faculties that make us both just and wise. We simplify the complexity of human experience by erecting a seemingly impermeable boundary between Good and Evil.
Bullies are often people who are shy and can't make friends easily, so, as the theme of the movie 'A Bronx Tale' tells us, it is better to be feared … - Philip Zimbardo
Bullies are often people who are shy and can't make friends easily, so, as the theme of the movie 'A Bronx Tale' tells us, it is better to be feared …
- Philip Zimbardo
Bullying is an evil because it not only destroys the life of the kid who's bullied, but also makes everyone in the class who knows this is going on f… - Philip Zimbardo
Bullying is an evil because it not only destroys the life of the kid who's bullied, but also makes everyone in the class who knows this is going on f…
Bullies may be the perpetrators of evil, but it is the evil of passivity of all those who know what is happening and never intervene that perpetuates… - Philip Zimbardo
Bullies may be the perpetrators of evil, but it is the evil of passivity of all those who know what is happening and never intervene that perpetuates…
Careers in virtually all academic disciplines are fostered by being a superstar who knows more about one subject than anyone else in the world. - Philip Zimbardo
Careers in virtually all academic disciplines are fostered by being a superstar who knows more about one subject than anyone else in the world.
If you want to change a person, you've got to change the situation. - Philip Zimbardo
If you want to change a person, you've got to change the situation.
Heroism is the antidote to evil. - Philip Zimbardo
Heroism is the antidote to evil.
Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse. - Philip Zimbardo
Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse.
That human behavior is more influenced by things outside of us than inside. The situation is the external environment. The inner environment is genes… - Philip Zimbardo
That human behavior is more influenced by things outside of us than inside. The situation is the external environment. The inner environment is genes…
The greatest gift that you can give to others and to yourself is time. Embrace the gift of time whether you give it or receive it. - Philip Zimbardo
The greatest gift that you can give to others and to yourself is time. Embrace the gift of time whether you give it or receive it.
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