Banal evil and useless knowledge: Hannah Arendt and Charlotte Delbo on evil after the Holocaust
TitoloBanal evil and useless knowledge: Hannah Arendt and Charlotte Delbo on evil after the Holocaust
Autore
Call number940.5318/0361
Numero oggetto07499h
Luogo di pubblicazioneNew York, New York, United States
EditorePalgrave Macmillan
Anno di pubblicazione
2009
Paginazionepp119-132
MaterialeArticle
ISBN9780230614925
NotesArticle from the book "The double binds of ethics after the Holocaust: salvaging the fragments" pp119-132
Descrizione
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