Banality of Good and Evil - Moral Lessons From the Shoah and Jewish Tradition

Blumenthal develops a new theory of human behavior that identifies the social and psychological factors that foster both good and evil behavior.

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Summary

People who helped exterminate Jews during the shoah (Hebrew for "holocaust") often claimed that they only did what was expected of them. Intrigued by hearing the same response from individuals who rescued Jews, the author proposes that the notion of ordinariness used to characterize Nazi evil is equally applicable to goodness.

Product details

• Authors: David R. Blumenthal, Blumenthal David R.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.1999
• EAN: 9780878407156
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-715-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Moral Traditions Series; Moral Traditions and Moral Arg; Moral Traditions series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Judentum, Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen, Soziale Gruppen: religiöse Gemeinschaften, Verhaltenstheorie (Behaviourism), RELIGION / Judaism / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Ethics & moral philosophy, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Ethics and moral philosophy, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism