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Ethics after the Holocaust : perspectives, critiques, and responses / John K. Roth, editor. - xvi, 363 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-347) and index.

Introduction: Ethics after Auschwitz -- Emmanuel Levinas and the Primacy of Ethics in Post-Holocaust Philosophy -- Science and the Determination of the Good -- The Gray Zone or the Banality of Evil -- Nazis, Philosophers, and the Response to the Scandal of Heidegger -- The Kafkaesque World of the Holocaust: Paradigmatic Shifts in the Ethical Interpretation of the Nazi Genocide -- Returning Home: Reflections on Post-Holocaust Ethics -- Postscript: Post-Holocaust Ethics and the Future -- Select Bibliography -- Index. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6.

The contributors to this book investigate Morality's failures during the Holocaust and raise questions about ethics afterwards.

ISBN: 1557787719 9781557787712

LCCN: 99010543

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lévinas, Emmanuel
Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Causes
National socialism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral and ethical aspects
Ethics, Modern--20th century

LC Class. No.: D804.3 / .E89 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 940.5318