Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2024-09-29
Books mentioned on 213. What Is Evil?
What makes normal people do terrible things? Are there really bad apples — or just bad barrels?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lolita
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is a controversial and acclaimed novel about an adult man's obsessive and abusive relationship with a young girl.
Discussed“and did you read Lolita by noov”
Where to get it
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The Lucifer Effect
The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo is a prominent psychological study that explores human behavior, the nature of evil, and the mechanics behind events like the Stanford prison experiment.
Discussed“we read a book about it uh his book oh you read the Lucifer effect”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing On Epidemics
“However, a version of 'Do no harm' is found in Hippocrates' book of the Epidemics from 400 BCE. He writes that the physician must have, quote, two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely to do good or to do no harm.”