From time to time, we do an update of our Hero Reports series -- our highlight of everyday acts of courage. We recently heard about something called the “Heroic Imagination Project.” The man behind it, Dr. Philip Zimbardo, author of "The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil, is famous for his theories on the subject and served as an expert witness for a U.S. military police reservist involved with mistreatment at Abu Ghraib. We ask him about his latest work, which seeks to “democratize” acts of heroism and good deeds.
Guest: Dr. Philip Zimbardo, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University, and past president of the American Psychological Association
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Heroism - a wonderful concept. Training our youngsters to have it on their minds, also interesting. One alarm bell rings: Remember the play The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie? In it, Miss Brodie encourages involvement and heroism in her students. One takes it to heart and goes off to fight in the Spanish Civil War, and never comes back. There is great responsibility in all this inspiring of the young.
This was such an appropriate piece to run in the midst of the republican convention, which has been so filled with talk of military heroism. What about the everyday heroism of the derided "community organizers," which include PTA moms?
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