Banality of Evil: The Flip-Side

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Banality of Evil: The Flip-Side

By Tom White | March 22, 2007 | 0 comments

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Discussion is warming up about the banality of evil at Open Source, a web community that produces a daily hour of radio, hosted by Christopher Lydon.

In the upcoming show airing 3/27 online and on public radio, Dr. Philip Zimbardo will speak about the flip-side of the banality of evil, what he calls the banality of heroism, featured in the current issue of Greater Good.

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