Superfluous People

A Reflection on Hannah Arendt and Evil

Cornelis Van Hattem (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2005
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3305-5 (ISBN)

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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.

Cornelis Van Hattem is retired. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Chapter 1 Prologue
Chapter 2 Abbreviations
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Totalitarianism
Chapter 5 Kant's View on Radical Evil
Chapter 6 Hannah Arendt's View on Radical Evil
Chapter 7 Eichmann in Jerusalem: the Banality of Evil
Chapter 8 The Life of the Mind
Chapter 9 Reflection
Chapter 10 Guilt and Responsibility
Chapter 11 Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 12 Epilogue
Chapter 13 Bibliography
Chapter 14 Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.2.2006
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 228 mm
Gewicht	299 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
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	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	0-7618-3305-6 / 0761833056
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3305-5 / 9780761833055
Zustand	Neuware