Brainwashing, LSD, and CIA: historical and ethical perspective.
J Buckman
International Journal of Social Psychiatry 1977 DOI: 10.1177/002076407702300103 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | LSD |
| Key points | Argues that thought control, chemical warfare, and covert operations have become more sophisticated and that events like Watergate and the Patty Hearst trial renewed attention to them. Contends that growing individual and international mistrust, amounting to paranoia, complicates issues of individual freedom, civil rights, and human experimentation. |
Abstract
The history of various attempts at thought control and chemical warfare is briefly reviewed. Brainwashing, thought control, industrial and national espionage, and covert activities are becoming more sophisticated. These issues have been revived and accentuated by the Vietnam war, the Middle East Crisis, Watergate, the CIA investigations and the Patty Hearst trial. Historical perspective and the ethical implications of these activities are explored. It is suggested that there is a growing level of individual and international mistrust amounting to paranoia and complicating the issues of individual freedom, civil rights and human experimentation.
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