Obedience: Milgram vs. Kant

Contrast these two approaches to moral education:

Text versions of the quotations above:

“The essence of obedience is that a person comes to view himself as the instrument for carrying out another person’s wishes, and he therefore no longer regards himself as responsible for his actions.” (Stanley Milgram, Obedience to Authority, emphasis added)

Above all things, obedience is an essential feature in the character of a child, especially of a school boy or girl.” (Immanuel Kant, Lectures on Education, 1776/77, emphasis added.)

Related: Contrasting Idealist (including Kant’s) education philosophy with Realist (including Locke’s) on character development.

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