Moral philosophy and the Holocaust / edited by Eve Garrard and Geoffrey Scarre.

Other author Garrard, Eve.
Other author Scarre, Geoffrey.
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2003.
Descriptionxix, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral and ethical aspects.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.
Genocide--Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents Philosophy's contribution to Holocaust studies / Berel Lang -- Ideology, moral complicity and the Holocaust / David E. Cooper -- In a class of its own? / Norman Geras -- Knowledge, history and the Holocaust / Tom Rockmore -- Persons of lesser value: moral argument and the "final solution" / Hillel Steiner -- Perpetrator motivation: some reflections on the Browning/Goldhagen Debate / Nick Zangwill -- MOral responsibility and the Holocaust / Geoffrey Scarre -- Four types of mass murderer: Stalin, Hitler, Churchill, Truman / Douglas P. Lackey -- Is limited altruism morally wrong? / Michael Freeman -- Harming some to save others from the Nazis / Frances M. Kamm -- Tragic decisions: removing Jewish children from their Christian guardians in postwar Europe / Daniel Statman -- Forgiving the unforgivable? / Laurence Thomas -- Foregiveness and the Holocaust / Eve Garrard -- The Holocaust and the possibility of art / Oliver Leaman -- The Holocaust in American life as a moral text / Lawrence Blum.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002066703
ISBN0754614158 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0754614166 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks D804.3 .M655 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold