Obedience Essays

In The Perils of Obedience, Stanley Milgram expresses his findings of an experiment he conducted trying to prove the lengths people will go to be obedient to authority. The first experiments included a group of undergraduates from Yale. The experiments involved three subjects: the experimenter, the “teacher” and the “learner”. The teacher would read off […]

Milgram (1963) claimed that destructive obedience is not a consequence of moral weakness or an evil character; rather it is a response to a particular set of situational factors. Evaluate this statement. In order to evaluate this statement it is important to first understand what Milgram meant. This essay will first consider what is meant […]

Not everyone knows what civil disobedience is. Civil is something relating to a community or to a citizen. Disobedience is failure or refusal to obey. Therefore, civil disobedience is citizens failing to obey the law. Not meaning robbery or murder but to protest against something. Speaking your mind when something is not right. For example […]

Obedience is a behavior especially in human beings that can be termed as a form of social persuasion and control that causes an individual to acquiesce and capitulate to unequivocal instructions or commands from one in authority (Milgram, 2009). The term obedience causes a high level of discrepancy with other terms such as conformity and […]

Over the years, obedience has been established as being a fundamental element in the social life of individuals in the community. Moreover, obedience is a determinant of behavior. A system of authority is required for the communal living of people in a given setup. Notably, obedience is regarded as a psychological mechanism that connects the […]

Introduction In Pericles funeral, Pericles gave a speech praising Athens after the Athenian soldiers died in an opening battle. The speech claims that the Athenians are able to strive for the greater good by putting their petty wants aside. Pericles claims that the people of Athens are bound together by mutual trust and the desire […]

Introduction Plato’s Socrates and, the famous Bhagavad Gita’s Krishna are two compelling characters who have strongly influenced the lives of many. The two characters share many similar qualities, as well as many different qualities. In this essay, I will thoroughly compare and contrast these two remarkable characters. Although Krishna and Socrates were significantly dissimilar in […]

The development of caste system in ancient India is a most difficult issue to explain. According to Hansen and Curtis (2013), several schools of thought exist with the most popular and ancient being that caste system was inspired by Hindu religion. Similar to current India, religion played a key role in ancient India. The mythical […]

The first factor that contributes to attitude is the affective component, which refers to an emotional reaction one possesses toward an attitude object. An attitude that is derived from or originally formed through an emotion is called an affectively based attitude. Attitudes about sensitive topics like religion, sex, and politics are typically affectively based because […]

In bringing up his or her children, a parent is faced with several choices on the best way to do this. Depending on situational requirements and the character of the parent, he or she can choose whether to use an authoritative, neglectful, authoritarian, or permissive. Each of these methods greatly varies from each other. To […]

In my opinion, the belief in Allah is the core element of the Muslim religion. To have a strong understanding of Allah and his uniqueness, it is crucial for believers to grasp the pillars of faith. Allah communicates his guidance through prophets, angels, and books. From my own experiences, I am convinced that Allah speaks […]

In the Crito, the personified Laws that play a role in Socrates’ decision of remaining in prison and willingly wait for execution even when his friend Crito urges him to flee away do not at all speak for him, (Harte, 133). Rather, it represents the city of Athens together with its laws. The Laws are […]