Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Moral Complexity and The Holocaust

Autor Marc Lee Fellman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 apr 2009
This book introduces the first sustained analysis of the idea that the Holocaust constitutes a tension between moral complexity and moral enormity. A great deal has been written in regards to the Holocaust as a powerful symbol, perhaps as the quintessential symbol of moral enormity in the modern era. Less has been said about the human experiences and events of the Holocaust as embodying moral complexity. The author examines those tensions, in part by exploring the categories of victims, bystanders and perpetrators, and suggests novel ways for how we may come to understand the moral landscape of the Holocaust.
Citește tot Restrânge

Preț: 30731 lei

Preț vechi: 39505 lei
-22%

Puncte Express: 461

Preț estimativ în valută:
5433 6360$ 4744£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 06-20 martie

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780761844433
ISBN-10: 0761844430
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 154 x 231 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția University Press of America
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Part 1 Table of Contents
Part 2 Acknowledgments
Part 3 Chapter 1: A Topography of Moral Complexity
Part 4 Chapter 2: Ordinary People in Extra-Ordinary Situations
Part 5 Chapter 3: Dimensions of Moral Complexity
Part 6 Chapter 4: Expanding on the Idea of a Weave of Responsibility
Part 7 Chapter 5: Luck in Moral Experience
Part 8 Chapter 6: Borderlines of Responsibility
Part 9 Chapter 7: Listening to the Holocaust
Part 10 Appendix; Bibliography

Recenzii

Moral Complexity and the Holocaust is the first sustained philosophical treatment of the morality of the Jewish Holocaust that brings together the somewhat paradoxical aspects of enormity and complexity...It is important reading for all those who are struggling to find ways to overcome simplistic understandings of evil.
Of special interest is the book's appendix offering eyewitness testimonies of a number of Holocaust survivors-an unusual feature in a scholarly, academic tome...Recommended.
Beginning with the detailed investigations of Christopher Browning, Fellman explores the complexityof moral decision making in the context of Nazi rule and the Holocaust. By showing that individuals were caught in a complicated "weave" of responsibilities, luck and experience, Fellman challenges our often facile judgment of ordinary individuals caught in such an extraordinary situation. This book is meant to relate not only to Nazi Germany, but to look beyond the Holocaust to the larger issues of responsibility, integrity and morality as these play out in people's lives in the real world.