Thinking and killing : philosophical discourse in the shadow of the Third Reich /

This book explores the phenomenon of the Third Reich from a philosophical perspective. It concentrates on the ways in which the subjects and experiences of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism are conceived by eight German thinkers from the Continental tradition. These eight intellectuals i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Segev, Alon
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin : De Gruyter, 2013.
Subjects:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Moral and ethical aspects. Mass murder. National socialism and philosophy. Philosophy, German > 20th century. Holocauste, 1939-1945 > Aspect moral. Meurtre multiple. Nazisme et philosophie. Philosophie allemande > 20e siècle. Western philosophy, from c 1900. History. Philosophy. Ethics Mass murder National socialism and philosophy Philosophy, German 1900-1999 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Foreword
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One. Martin Heidegger on Humanism
Chapter Two. Carl Schmitt on God, Law, and the Führer
Chapter Three. Ernst Jünger on War for the sake of War
Chapter Four. Karl Löwith on Sense of Humor and Departure from the German Masters
Chapter Five. Hannah Arendt on Banality
Chapter Six. Hans-Georg Gadamer on the Phenomenological Disinfection of Language
Chapter Seven. Jean Améry on Phenomenology in the Death Camp
Chapter Eight. Jan Assmann on Moses and Violence
References
Index of names
Index of subjects