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Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust (Paperback, New Ed)
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Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust (Paperback, New Ed)
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How far can we ever hope to understand the Holocaust? What can we
reasonably say about right and wrong, moral responsibility, praise
and blame, in a world where ordinary reasons seem to be excluded?
In the century of Nazism, ethical writing in English had much more
to say about the meaning of the word `good` than about the material
reality of evil. This book seeks to redress the balance at the
start of a new century. Despite intense interest in the Holocaust,
there has been relatively little exploration of it by philosophers
in the analytic tradition. Although ethical writers often refer to
Nazism as a touchstone example of evil, and use it as a case by
which moral theorising can be tested, they rarely analyse what evil
amounts to, or address the substantive moral questions raised by
the Holocaust itself. This book draws together new work by leading
moral philosophers to present a wide range of perspectives on the
Holocaust. Contributors focus on particular themes of central
importance, including: moral responsibility for genocide; the moral
uniqueness of the Holocaust; responding to extreme evil; the role
of ideology; the moral psychology of perpetrators and victims of
genocide; forgiveness and the Holocaust; and the impact of the
`Final Solution` on subsequent culture. Topics are treated with the
precision and rigour characteristic of analytic philosophy.
Scholars, teachers and students with an interest in moral theory,
applied ethics, genocide and Holocaust studies will find this book
of particular value, as will all those seeking greater insight into
ethical issues surrounding Nazism, race-hatred and intolerance.
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