Explanation, understanding and holding Holocaust perpetrators responsible: the myth of the slippery slope to exculpation
TitleExplanation, understanding and holding Holocaust perpetrators responsible: the myth of the slippery slope to exculpation
Author
Call number809.93358/0024
Object number01654k
Place of publicationLanham, Maryland, United States
PublisherUniversity Press of America
Year of publication
2005
Physical descriptionpp174-211
MaterialArticle
Series titleStudies in the Shoah Vol.XXVIII
ISBN0761819762
NotesArticle from the book 'Murder most mercifull' pp174-211
Description
The topic of this essay can be rephrased as the question whether historical and psychological explanations of the Holocaust start us down the slippery slope to exculpation because they inevitably establish that perpetrators have a justification or a valid excuse for their immoral acts. The author argues no they do not