Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)
by Hannah Arendt
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Author: Hannah ArendtIntroduction: Amos Elon
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2006-09-22
ISBN: 0143039881
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: Emphasis on Banality
Summary: 5 Stars
A previous reviewer claims that Arendt's book shows the ambivalence of human nature, proving that in effect anybody could have done what Eichmann did. In fact, this is exactly the cynical point of view that Arendt opposes in this, and her other writings. Her argument here is a revision of her earlier position on 'radical evil' advanced in The Origins of Totalitarianism, a position which Heidegger claimed to find 'incomprehensible.' She argues here that banality and "sheer thoughtlessness" (akin to Heidegger's reflections on boredom) are in fact the root of Evil. To put it better, evil continues precisely because of its inherent rootlessness, its constitutive disregard of the world. Thus, the detachment of claims such as "Anybody could have done what Eichmann did" distort her intention. Evil, she insists, is not an inevitable aspect of human nature, but instead arises from an unwillingness to understand.
Summary of Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)
Hannah Arendt?s authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt?s postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account.Holocaust Books
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