Explanation, understanding and holding Holocaust perpetrators responsible: the myth of the slippery slope to exculpation
TitoloExplanation, understanding and holding Holocaust perpetrators responsible: the myth of the slippery slope to exculpation
Autore
Call number809.93358/0024
Numero oggetto01654k
Luogo di pubblicazioneLanham, Maryland, United States
EditoreUniversity Press of America
Anno di pubblicazione
2005
Paginazionepp174-211
MaterialeArticle
SerieStudies in the Shoah Vol.XXVIII
ISBN0761819762
NotesArticle from the book 'Murder most mercifull' pp174-211
Descrizione
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