Episode 9: Social Psychology, Situationism, and Moral Character
Very Bad Wizards
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The Heroic Imagination Project
Zimbardo talks about the banality of heroism and how you train people to be heroes. He says, is i want to democratize heroism and demystify it. Most heroic acts are done by ordinary people who aren't special in any way. But if we more and more kids think, i'm a hero in waiting, that's just aristotle right there. We have hero resources in schools and summer camps where kids learn situationa savy or street smarts. They can also learn social influence skills to form a network. You have to drill virtue in into people, and then they'll be virtuous,. Then they'll be heroes, said Zimbardo.
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