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Superfluous People: A Reflection on Hannah Arendt and Evil

Superfluous People: A Reflection on Hannah Arendt and Evil

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PhilosophyGeneral European History

ISBN10: 0761833048
ISBN13: 9780761833048
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: Dec 22 2005
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Superfluous People describes Hannah Arendt's political and philosophical views on Nazi totalitarianism and the Shoah. In her contemplation of evil, Arendt initially spoke of the Shoah as a radical evil, a term used by Kant. However, unlike Kant, Arendt's radical evil cannot be explained by human motives. Many years later she changed her mind and spoke of the banality of evil, characterized by an inability to think and judge. Superfluous People seriously considers the question of whether thinking and judging can prevent evil. The role of the Jewish Councils and a reflection on the question of guilt concludes this book.

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