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first person inversion: conscious engagement and the practical past
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The first person inversion: conscious engagement and the practical past
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318071/0002
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]04956k
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]London, England
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Vallentine Mitchell
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2016
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp197-224
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9781910383056
NotesArticle from the book 'Personal engagement and the study of the Holocaust.'pp197-224
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
The historical past is accessible only in books of history written and published by professional historians. The practical past on the other hand, is grounded in an existential present of a subject, who turns to the past searching for an answer to an ethical crisis about 'what to do' in the present. Turning to the past in this way often signifies a dissatisfaction with the present. This distinction between the historical past and the practical past is a reiteration of the difference between morals and ethics
