Banality of evil

of court was ultimately justified, even if the trial itself failed to live up its promise? In your answer be sure to discuss Arendt’s theory of Eichmann as both “thoughtless” and “terrifyingly normal” and her contention that we should understand evil as “banal”. Finally, comment on why the book might still resonate today. What might it say about how we understand responsibility and the way we think of, and address, the broad category of “crimes against

As seen in the following scenes right in the beginning when Hannah Arendt was at the table with her old friend Kurt Blumenfeld just after Eichmann’s had expressed he had no part with the murder of Jews. Many Jewish people around them start expressing anger toward some of Hannah Arendt’s statements. As the camera moves around the table some Jews are stating that Eichmann is lying and Arendt disagrees , Even Blumenfeld believes that Arendt is falling in Eichmann’s trap. This scene starts to show the

known as “age of extremity” (306). In “Great to Watch” by Maggie Nelson, Sontag believes we live in “unremitting banality” or “inconceivable terror” with no inbetween. Whereas Nelson believes it’s the “very reiteration of them…[that] act as a truer threat to our enlivenment” (306). This means that it's not the dichotomy, but it's being told by society that an individual must live in banality or perpetual terror causing them to live in either or. Also when she states “our full experience of the vast space

The Problem of Evil in Philosophy What is the classic "problem of evil" in the Western philosophical/theological tradition (the "trilemma")? The problem of evil is the question of how to reconcile the existence of evil with that of a deity who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent. The trilemma was stated by the Greek philosopher Epicurus during antiquity and was restated during the modern period by David Hume. Epicurus poses a trilemma in order to refute the notion of an omnipotent and

Nestled into the serene Polish countryside, you can find the small town of Oświęcim. No one would never expect that short drive out of town would bring you face to face with the aging remnants of the most horrific, comprehensive act of human evil committed in the duration that our species has existed in civilization – Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp. This camp was the crown jewel of a depraved, sickening system designed to extinguish and erase entire ethnic and religious group from existence

IDr. Wilhelm Kritzinger, portrayed by actor David Threlfall in the film "Conspiracy," is a complex character whose role at the Wannsee Conference blurs the lines between perpetrator, bystander, and potentially even victim. As the Chief of the Reich Chancellery, Kritzinger holds a significant position within the Nazi bureaucracy, making him a key figure in the implementation of the Final Solution. Kritzinger initially appears as a bystander, silently observing the horrifying discussions taking place

The Frivolity of Evil Theodore Dalrymple is an English writer and psychiatrist who recently retired as a prison doctor. His article “The Frivolity of Evil”, is one of his most well known from the book Our Culture, What's Left of It. He writes about how there is so much evil committed by individuals in his city in Britain even though they are not being compelled by a dictator of any sort to perpetrate it. He contrasts evil that is “unforced and spontaneous” to evil that is being dictated to individuals;

with a fear instilled upon them at an age when exploration is commonplace and discovery is supposed to be encouraged. Aldous Huxley creates a terrifying and heartbreaking scene with the arrival of a gaggle of newborns, a stark contrast against the banality and sterility of the labs the readers were experiencing just moments ago. Babies represent a softness and gentleness not found in the coldness of the characterless adults, their innocence a striking trait splashed against the bleakness of the nursery

could preach about doing evil deeds but believes it to be the right way. This is where totalitarianism comes to show

Given that I have studied the Holocaust at the tertiary level and have a strong personal interest in this unique historical period, I found the field visit to the Holocaust memorial museum fascinating in a number of aspects. I have always been engrossed with personal stories of the Holocaust. In the media, recollections of the Holocaust tend to focus disproportionately on statistics by referring to the vast number of victims in terms of the number of causalities. Whilst this approach is initially