Philip Zimbardo and Daniel Ellsberg in conversation : 'Psychology and the new heroism : why people are willing to take courageous nonviolent action in defense of ethical principles'
Psychology and the new heroism: why people are willing to take courageous nonviolent action in defense of ethical principles
Psychology and courageous truth-telling: the prospects for a new American heroism
- Resource Type
- Video
- Authors
- Source
- Subject
- Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
Applied ethics
Heroes -- Psychology
Leaks (Disclosure of information)
Nonviolence
Passive resistance
Whistle blowing
- Language
- English
Two icons of progressive thought in America met for the first time to discuss a salient question for our times: why are some people willing to take courageous nonviolent action in defense of ethical principals--even at personal risk to themselves? This video captures their conversation and calls for a new era of truth-telling by citizens privy to crucial and often classified information that the public deserves to know.