Superfluous People
Author | : Kees van Hattem |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : IND:30000109156392 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Superfluous People written by Kees van Hattem and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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