Category: Psychology

A look back at the past year We thank our colleague Michel Decker for sharing this article, which first appeared in Kulturissimo in December 2021. He, too, has not failed to notice the great change we are currently witnessing in the use of our language. The year 2021 was...

Author: Pierre Welter Although we in Europe objectively live in the “freest” time, it sometimes feels as if a large part of our lives is not sustained by “freedom”. Is freedom, in the final analysis, just an empty phrase? And what about “self-responsibility”? Only in freedom does self-responsibility take...

Warum tun gute Menschen Böses? Weshalb werden so viele zu fügsamen Dienern des Unrechts? Und warum rebellieren sie nicht, wenn man ihnen die Freiheit nimmt? Antworten auf diese Fragen erhalten wir, wenn wir erkennen: Es geht tatsächlich ein Virus um — ein verheerendes Virus des Geistes. Ein Virus, das...

The first studies on adaptation and obedience in the late 19th century focused almost exclusively on mass phenomena. But how are adaptation and obedience to be understood in a normal, everyday situation, without all the mass hypnosis and collective trance?...

When we think of conformity and obedience, most people like to think of coercion and violence. This simplistic association then gives rise to the countless references to and comparisons with dictatorship and tyranny. ...

From measure to measure, from law to law, everything should get better. But the viral state of emergency just won't stop. Could this have something to do with the spread of the coronavirus? Most certainly! But in the first place, it also seems to be because a few black sheep...

In a series of at least 11 episodes, Thierry Simonelli presents you with interesting findings from the field of psychology and the sociology of obedience and adaptation. Nathalie gives an overview of the issues addressed....