The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil (Paperback)
Philip Zimbardo (author)
£12.99
Paperback
576 Pages /
Published: 06/03/2008
- In stock online
In The Lucifer Effect, the award-winning and internationally respected psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive. He challenges our conceptions of who we think we are, what we believe we will never do - and how and why almost any of us could be initiated into the ranks of evil doers.
At the same time he describes the safeguards we can put in place to prevent ourselves from corrupting - or being corrupted by - others, and what sets some people apart as heroes and heroines, able to resist powerful pressures to go along with the group, and to refuse to be team players when personal integrity is at stake.
Using the first in-depth analysis of his classic Stanford Prison Experiment, and his personal experiences as an expert witness for one of the Abu Ghraib prison guards, Zimbardo's stimulating and provocative book raises fundamental questions about the nature of good and evil, and how each one of us needs to be vigilant to prevent becoming trapped in the 'Lucifer Effect', no matter what kind of character or morality we believe ourselves to have.
The Lucifer Effect won the William James Book Award in 2008.
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9781846041037
Number of pages: 576
Weight: 385 g
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 36 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"An important book...all politicians and social commentators should read it" * Sunday Times *
"Detailed and absorbing...masterly and honest" * Mary Warnock, Times Higher Education Supplement *
"Formidable" * Observer *
"This important book is very readable" * Spectator *
"One of the most distinguished social scientists of our age" * Catholic Herald *
"Detailed and absorbing...masterly and honest" * Mary Warnock, Times Higher Education Supplement *
"Formidable" * Observer *
"This important book is very readable" * Spectator *
"One of the most distinguished social scientists of our age" * Catholic Herald *
You may also be interested in...
Added to basket
£9.99
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£10.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£9.99
Hardback
Added to basket
£10.99
£8.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£14.99
Hardback
Added to basket
£9.99
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
£5.49
Paperback
Added to basket
£8.99
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£16.99
£14.99
Hardback
Added to basket
£14.99
Hardback
Added to basket
£17.99
£13.49
Hardback
Added to basket
£8.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£11.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£9.99
£6.99
Paperback
“well wrote”
i haven't read all of it yet as i seen the move first and hard not to compare against it, but for a psychology book not a lot big words which is good for me as they tend just to show of their vocabulary.
“outstanding, revealing,educational”
“revealing and educational”
This is a good psychological book explaining the mechanism of human beings' behavior while put in specific prison setting. It should effectively prevents people from using deceitful machavellian tactics, abusive,... More
Please sign in to write a review
Sign In / Register
Not registered? CREATE AN ACCOUNTCREATE A plus ACCOUNT
Sign In
Click & Collect
Simply reserve online and pay at the counter when you collect.
Available in shop from just two hours, subject to availability.
Thank you for your reservation
Your order is now being processed and we have sent a confirmation email to you at
When will my order be ready to collect?
Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection.
Call us on or send us an email at
Unfortunately there has been a problem with your order
Please try again or alternatively you can contact your chosen shop on or send us an email at