Before Adolf Eichmann: A Kafkian Analysis of the ‘Banality Of Evil’
Arendt’s account of Adolf Eichmann as acting only out of banal intentions remains controversial. I supplement our understanding of the “banality of evil” by demonstrating that Arendt also meant it to describe a factual social arrangement characterized by aform of false consciousness. I apply an...
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Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University
2019-06-01
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| Series: | The Polish Journal of Aesthetics |
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| Online Access: | https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/143289731/pja-53-5-wester.pdf/08164007-05bf-4e5d-a9c5-de0d6a960c1d |