Superfluous People
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| Author | : Kees van Hattem |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : IND:30000109156392 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Superfluous People by : Kees van Hattem
Book excerpt: 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 ev
