ABSTRACT
It would be difficult to imagine another psychological experiment (perhaps with the exception of the study by Philip Zimbardo conducted in the basement of Stanford University) that was as heavily criticized on ethical grounds as Milgram’s. In this chapter, we debate which of the ethical reservations raised by the series of experiments are justified and which might result from misunderstanding. We also point to the findings of a thorough search query carried out in Milgram’s archives (Perry, 2013) and suggest that the origin of the ethical issues related to Milgram’s studies may be very different from what it is commonly believed to be.
