Philip Zimbardo - Daniel Hartwig - Életem - Az évszázad pszichológiája

Philip Zimbardo, the legendary American psychologist, talks about his life and profession in an informal, enjoyable conversation. He talks about his origins in Sicily, then his childhood in the Bronx, his master's and doctoral studies at Yale, and his high school friendship with Stanley Milgram. We can learn how he won the University Chair in Stanford's Department of Psychology, his research, and what it was like to be a faculty member at one of the best universities in the world. We can read a detailed account of the experiment conducted in the mock prison set up in the Stanford building and the conclusions drawn from it, as well as how all this experience helped him when he was asked to testify as an expert for the defense in the case of a US military prison guard who was accused of torturing prisoners in his custody. Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. He reports on how he visited Hungary to present the Heroic Imagination Project, and how the Hősök Tere program was started and continues to operate with his support.

Seasoned with touching stories and wise insights, the chronicle of a brilliant career and a considerable intellectual heritage unfolds from the stream of memories.

"One of my most precious experiences is the last decade, when I discovered Budapest and Hungary discovered me!"
Philip Zimbardo