Explanation, understanding and holding Holocaust perpetrators responsible: the myth of the slippery slope to exculpation
TítuloExplanation, understanding and holding Holocaust perpetrators responsible: the myth of the slippery slope to exculpation
Autor
Call number809.93358/0024
Número del objeto01654k
Lugar de publicaciónLanham, Maryland, United States
EditorialUniversity Press of America
Año de publicación
2005
Paginaciónpp174-211
MaterialArticle
SerieStudies in the Shoah Vol.XXVIII
ISBN0761819762
NotesArticle from the book 'Murder most mercifull' pp174-211
Descripción
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