Banal evil and useless knowledge: Hannah Arendt and Charlotte Delbo on evil after the Holocaust
TítuloBanal evil and useless knowledge: Hannah Arendt and Charlotte Delbo on evil after the Holocaust
Autor
Call number940.5318/0361
Número del objeto07499h
Lugar de publicaciónNew York, New York, United States
EditorialPalgrave Macmillan
Año de publicación
2009
Paginaciónpp119-132
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780230614925
NotesArticle from the book "The double binds of ethics after the Holocaust: salvaging the fragments" pp119-132
Descripción
Ethical responses to the Holocaust face two temptations: to mythologize evil, or to domesticate suffering. Deals with how we want to put as much distance as possible between us and the horrors of the Holocaust, while wanting to draw nearer to those who suffer, and reduce their suffering