Why it matters
Shows danger of authority overriding conscience.
Core term · Stanley Milgram
Obedience
Our tendency to follow the commands of someone we see as in charge, sometimes even when those commands trouble our conscience.
Areas of life
Workinstitutionsmorality
How to handle it
Keep personal responsibility even inside hierarchy.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
Bring it to your own life
Questions in this spirit
A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.
From concept to practice
Turn Obedience into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.