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Lesley Rawlins The end justifies the means The end justifies the means is an expression that is often used in society to validate or excuse
distasteful and objectionable actions undertaken by its people. In effect, the phrase is a justification for dispensing with all morality and
principle in the passage towards a successful conclusion. The Greek writer Sophocles wrote in Electra 409 BC "the end excuses any evil." This
was a thought later considered, by the Roman poet Ovid, 'the result justifies the deed' (c. 10 B.C.). In simpler terms, anything is reasonable if it
leads to a significant and meaningful outcome. The term has been used to explain actions and behaviours ranging from cheating to pass an exam,
stealing to...show more content...
Zimbardo's prison experiment at Stanford University was a study on what the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard was
on the individual. Zimbardo wanted to investigate whether the cruelty reported among guards in American prisons was due to the aggressive
personalities of the guards or the prison environment itself. Twenty–four well adjusted undergraduates were selected out of over 75 to play the
roles of both guards and prisoners. The guards were permitted to devise most of the rules. A third of the guards exhibited "genuine sadistic
tendencies," and subjected the prisoners to torture. After the initial rebellion most of the prisoners stopped opposing the guards losing their
personal identity and self–belief. Zimbardo's research demonstrated that people can behave uncharacteristically when placed, in new social or
physical roles and adopt the attitude and behaviour of their perceived roles, in some cases particularly zealously. The argument that 'anything is
reasonable if it leads to a significant and meaningful outcome' ignores the moral and ethical questioning of the method and the use of this
principle to countenance experimentation is debatable All the studies outlined, involved a degree of deception and can be criticized for the lack of
informed consent. Examples of which include; Milgram's volunteers believed
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Does The End Justify The Means

  • 1. Does the End Justify the Means Lesley Rawlins The end justifies the means The end justifies the means is an expression that is often used in society to validate or excuse distasteful and objectionable actions undertaken by its people. In effect, the phrase is a justification for dispensing with all morality and principle in the passage towards a successful conclusion. The Greek writer Sophocles wrote in Electra 409 BC "the end excuses any evil." This was a thought later considered, by the Roman poet Ovid, 'the result justifies the deed' (c. 10 B.C.). In simpler terms, anything is reasonable if it leads to a significant and meaningful outcome. The term has been used to explain actions and behaviours ranging from cheating to pass an exam, stealing to...show more content... Zimbardo's prison experiment at Stanford University was a study on what the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard was on the individual. Zimbardo wanted to investigate whether the cruelty reported among guards in American prisons was due to the aggressive personalities of the guards or the prison environment itself. Twenty–four well adjusted undergraduates were selected out of over 75 to play the roles of both guards and prisoners. The guards were permitted to devise most of the rules. A third of the guards exhibited "genuine sadistic tendencies," and subjected the prisoners to torture. After the initial rebellion most of the prisoners stopped opposing the guards losing their personal identity and self–belief. Zimbardo's research demonstrated that people can behave uncharacteristically when placed, in new social or physical roles and adopt the attitude and behaviour of their perceived roles, in some cases particularly zealously. The argument that 'anything is reasonable if it leads to a significant and meaningful outcome' ignores the moral and ethical questioning of the method and the use of this principle to countenance experimentation is debatable All the studies outlined, involved a degree of deception and can be criticized for the lack of informed consent. Examples of which include; Milgram's volunteers believed Get more content on HelpWriting.net