David H. Jones

Moral Responsibility in the Holocaust (eBook, PDF)

A Study in the Ethics of Character

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In Moral Responsibility in the Holocaust, David H. Jones goes beyond historical and psychological explanations of the Holocaust to directly address the moral responsibility of individuals involved in it. While defending the view that individuals caught up in large-scale historical events like the Holocaust are still responsible for their choices, he provides the philosophical tools needed to assess the responsibility, both negative and positive, of perpetrators, accomplices, bystanders, victims, helpers, and rescuers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216227670
• Artikelnr.: 75141075

Autorenporträt

David H. Jones is professor of philosophy emeritus at The College of William & Mary.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknolwedgements
Chapter 3 Introduction
Part 4 1 The Ethics of Responsibility
Chapter 5 1 Moral Responsibility
Chapter 6 2 Moral Character
Chapter 7 3 Excuses
Chapter 8 4 Self-Deception
Part 9 2 Application of the Ethics of Responsibility to Problems Raised by
the Holocaust
Chapter 10 5 Political Culture, Socialization, and Responsiblity
Chapter 11 6 The Principal Perpetrator: Adolpfh Hitler
Chapter 12 7 Perpetrators: The Men in Police Battalions
Chapter 13 8 Victims
Chapter 14 9 Helpers, Rescuers, and Bystanders
Chapter 15 Conclusion
Chapter 16 About the Author
Chapter 17 Index