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obedience

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Obedience, in human behavior, is a form of "social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure". Obedience is generally distinguished from compliance, which some authors define as behavior influenced by peers while others use it as a more general term for positive responses to another individual's request, and from conformity, which is behavior intended to match that of the majority. Depending on context, obedience can be seen as moral, immoral, or amoral. For example, in psychological research, individuals are usually confronted with immoral demands designed to elicit an internal conflict. If individuals still choose to submit to the demand, they are acting obediently.

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“The wise man must not be ordered but must order, and he must not obey another, but the less wise must obey him.”
— Aristotle, Metaphysics, 982a15, W. Ross, trans., The Basic Works of Aristotle (2001), p. 691
“From the fight against the authority of the Church, State and family which characterize the last centuries, we have come back full circle to a new obedience; but this obedience is not one to autocratic persons, but to the organization. The ‘organization man’ is not aware that he obeys; he believes that he only conforms with what is rational and practical.”
— Erich Fromm, Beyond the Chains of Illusion (1989), pp. 157-158
“You were bought with a price; stop becoming slaves of men.”
— Paul of Tarsus, 1 Corinthians 7:23
“Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it their allegiance and support are ... the most serious obstacles to reform.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849)
“Every man obeys Christ as he prizes Christ, and no otherwise.”
— Thomas Brooks (Puritan), p. 435
“"Sir," said the Duke of Wellington to an officer of engineers, who urged the impossibility of executing the directions he had received, "I did not ask your opinion, I gave you my orders, and I expect them to be obeyed." Such should be the obedience of every follower of Jesus.”
— Charles Spurgeon, p. 435

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Not who you're looking for? Others named obedience: extended play by Marduk

Overview

Obedience, in human behavior, is a form of "social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure". Obedience is generally distinguished from compliance, which some authors define as behavior influenced by peers while others use it as a more general term for positive responses to another individual's request, and from conformity, which is behavior intended to match that of the majority. Depending on context, obedience can be seen as moral, immoral, or amoral. For example, in psychological research, individuals are usually confronted with immoral demands designed to elicit an internal conflict. If individuals still choose to submit to the demand, they are acting obediently.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“The wise man must not be ordered but must order, and he must not obey another, but the less wise must obey him.”
— Aristotle, Metaphysics, 982a15, W. Ross, trans., The Basic Works of Aristotle (2001), p. 691
“From the fight against the authority of the Church, State and family which characterize the last centuries, we have come back full circle to a new obedience; but this obedience is not one to autocratic persons, but to the organization. The ‘organization man’ is not aware that he obeys; he believes that he only conforms with what is rational and practical.”
— Erich Fromm, Beyond the Chains of Illusion (1989), pp. 157-158
“You were bought with a price; stop becoming slaves of men.”
— Paul of Tarsus, 1 Corinthians 7:23
“Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it their allegiance and support are ... the most serious obstacles to reform.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849)
“Every man obeys Christ as he prizes Christ, and no otherwise.”
— Thomas Brooks (Puritan), p. 435
“"Sir," said the Duke of Wellington to an officer of engineers, who urged the impossibility of executing the directions he had received, "I did not ask your opinion, I gave you my orders, and I expect them to be obeyed." Such should be the obedience of every follower of Jesus.”
— Charles Spurgeon, p. 435

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.