| The Double Binds of Ethics After the Holocaust: Salvaging the Fragments 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Geddes, J. (Editor), Roth, J. (Editor), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230614922 ISBN-13: 9780230614925 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: "The Double Binds of Ethics after the Holocaust" sheds new light on the ethical repercussions of the Nazi genocide against the Jews. Contributors focus on two key dilemmas: first, that the Holocaust did immense harm to ethics by undermining confidence in beliefs about the fundamental status of ethical values, including human rights. Second, the Holocaust and subsequent genocides have destroyed confidence that human beings will fulfill their moral obligations better "next time." Responding to these double binds, the contributors to this book explore what can be done in ethical theory and practice to respond effectively to the impact of the Holocaust and genocide. Its chapters not only assess the weakness of ethics in standing firmly and effectively against human-made destruction but also indicate steps of salvage and retrieval that need to be taken if ethics is to be a significant presence in a world still besieged by genocide and atrocity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 420 |
| LCCN: 2009278506 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 183 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Double Binds of Ethics after the Holocaust advances the idea that the Holocaust undermined confidence in basic beliefs about human rights and shows steps of salvage and retrieval that need to be taken if ethics is to be a significant presence in a world still besieged by genocide and atrocity. |