• Banality of Evil ⁃ "just following orders"⁃ Milgram: agentic state⁃ detachment⁃ act -> consequence⁃ subversion of common morality⁃ thoughtlessness⁃ careless to a certain degree⁃ creativity⁃ to what extent are we willing to give up what we actually believe in?• Freud⁃ reductionists - reduces everything to biological laws and the way in which matter behaves⁃ materialists - everything has a basis in the physical world⁃ determinism - causal relationships⁃ every event has a cause⁃ actions are determined before you have even decided⁃ mental apparatus⁃ unconscious = id⁃ wants immediate satisfaction of needs⁃ pleasure principle⁃appetite⁃ morality principle⁃ means of self preservation⁃ you suppress things that would affect your mental health⁃ not at your disposal⁃ preconscious = ego⁃ neutral⁃ function⁃ reason⁃ mediates the id⁃ reality principle⁃ conscious = superego⁃ morality principle⁃ drives:⁃
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