Historical understanding and counterrationality: the Judenrat as epistemological vantage
TitleHistorical understanding and counterrationality: the Judenrat as epistemological vantage
Author
Call number940.5318072/0011
Object number01804H
Place of publicationCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
PublisherHarvard University Press
Year of publication
1992
Physical descriptionpp128-142
MaterialArticle
ISBN674707664
NotesArticle from the book 'Probing the limits of representation: Nazism and the "Final Solution"' pp128-142
Description
Diner draws his concept from the form of thought of the Jewish Councils when confronted with Nazi demands and policies. This form of thought, induced by Nazi behavior was unable to reconstruct rationally the 'logic ' of this behavior.