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justification of suffering: Holocaust theodicy and torture
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The justification of suffering: Holocaust theodicy and torture
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number364.67/0001
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]09610g
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]London, England
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]University of Washington Press
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2017
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp. 114-129
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]Series title[nb-NO]The Stephen S. Weinstein series in post-Holocaust studies
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9780295998466
NotesArticle from the book 'Losing trust in the world : Holocaust scholars confront torture' ' pp114-129
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
The author contends that instrumentalist thinking is integral both to the defence of theodicy and torture. However, she argues that the Holocaust erodes the defence of torture and theodicy because it confirms the disproportionality between suffering and justice and also the sheer uselessness of suffering. Her chapter concludes with reflections on the currrent debate about torture in the United States.
