Why it matters
Explains harmful obedience.
Core term · Stanley Milgram
Agentic State
The mental shift in which a person stops feeling responsible for their actions and sees themselves merely as carrying out another's wishes.
Areas of life
Organizationsethics
How to handle it
Ask: Would I own this action if no one ordered it?
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Agentic State into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.