Auschwitz and the pathology of Jew hatred
TitleAuschwitz and the pathology of Jew hatred
Author
Call number296.3/0005
Object number01172k
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
Year of publication
1977
Physical descriptionpp347-371
MaterialArticle
ISBN087068499X
NotesArticle from the book "Auschwitz: beginning of a new era" pp347-371
Description
Rubinoff discusses some images from myth and literature to explain more clearly why evil may be perpetrated without feelings of guilt. Bureaucracy may appear as a modern guise of the satanic, a means for uncritical acceptance of authority which relieves the person of responsibility. This may seduce an indiviual into performing acts that are in conflct with one's moral standards