John Doris
John Doris is a philosopher and first author of the 2024 Philosophia Scientiae paper on the incredulity hypothesis and the legacy of the obedience experiments.
Who they are
The work of John Doris reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Incredulity Hypothesis, Obedience to Authority.
Key papers
Doris, J. M., Niemi, L., & Machery, E. (2024). True believers: The incredulity hypothesis and the enduring legacy of the obedience experiments. Philosophia Scientiae, 28(2), 53-89. What it reports: Examines the incredulity hypothesis and argues that it is not generally applicable, since it does not easily explain behaviour in the original experiments and replications and fits poorly with participants' own accounts.
Key ideas
Incredulity Hypothesis: The proposal that participants in the obedience experiments generally did not believe the shocks were real.
Obedience to Authority: The tendency of ordinary people to carry out an authority's instructions, shaped strongly by the setting and the people around them.
Sources
- Doris, J. M., Niemi, L., & Machery, E. (2024). True believers: The incredulity hypothesis and the enduring legacy of the obedience experiments. Philosophia Scientiae, 28(2), 53-89.