ACT and Idea in the Nazi Genocide

A philosophical analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews.

About the author

Berel Lang is professor of humanities at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut His most recent books include Holocaust Representation: Art Within the Limits of History and Ethics.

Summary

This work is an analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews. It argues that the events of the genocide compel reconsideration of such moral concepts as individual and group responsibility, and the role of knowledge in ethical decisions.

Product details

• Authors: Berel Lang
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780815629931
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-2993-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 394 g
• Series: Religion, Theology, and the Ho; Religion, Theology and the Holocaust; Religion, Theology and the Hol
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works