國立高雄大學圖資館 |

The degradation of ethics through the Holocaust

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The degradation of ethics through the Holocaustby Paul E. Wilson.
Author:	Wilson, Paul E.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2023.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 245 p.) :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Moral and ethical aspects.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30919-9
ISBN:	9783031309199$q(electronic bk.)

The degradation of ethics through the Holocaust
Wilson, Paul E.

The degradation of ethics through the Holocaust[electronic resource] /by Paul E. Wilson. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2023. - 1 online resource (viii, 245 p.) :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Part I The Genocidal Priming Phase of the Holocaust -- 1 Introduction -- Shades of Nietzsche and Heidegger in the Holocaust -- The Holocaust as One Way Hatred Grows -- Genocide is a Process -- 2 Antisemitism is a Vicious Racism -- Introduction -- Jews, Christians, and Antisemitism in Supersessionism -- Antisemitism is a Racism -- The Insidious Side of Institutionalized Racism -- Antisemitism as Hate -- Conclusion -- 3 Denial of Rights as a Prelude to Entitlement -- Introduction -- Personal Property Laws and Racism -- Genocide and Deprivation of Victim's Rights -- How Individuals Come to Be Bearers of Rights: A General Account -- A Conceptual Framework for the Expansion and Contraction of Rights -- Contraction of Rights: The Slippery Slope of Jews' Loss of Personal Property rights in German -- Ghettos and the Right to Personal Liberty -- Denial of Rights and Statelessness -- Conclusion -- 4 Propaganda for Genocide -- Introduction -- Who Were the Propagandists? -- Hitler as a Propagandist -- Gerhard Kittle -- Joseph Goebbels -- Walter Grundmann -- Julius Streicher -- Heinrich Himmler -- What Shadows of Propaganda were Cast? -- The German Propaganda Diet -- Effects Upon the Prisoners in the Cave of Ignorance -- Conclusions -- 5 Self-Entitlement for the Chosen Few -- Introduction -- A Protocol to Distinguish the Us and Them in the Holocaust -- When Rights become a Matter of Life and Death -- Anatomy of a Mass Murder -- Historical Convergences and Logical Intersections -- License to Kill -- Conclusion -- 6 The Case of the Aryan Jesus Dogma: Enlarging Entitlement through Propaganda -- Introduction -- The Religious Appeal of an Aryan Jesus -- The Theological Support of an Aryan Jesus -- An Aryan Jesus Creed Reconstructed -- The Efficacy and Logic of the Case for an Aryan Jesus -- Conclusion -- Part II The Peak Phase of Genocide in the Holocaust -- 7 The Holocaust and the Ideal of Purity -- Introduction -- The Definition of Genocide -- The Scale of Genocide -- The Failure of Purification as the Ideal of Genocide -- Crafting Moral and Practical Responses to Genocide -- Conclusion -- 8 Resistance and Neighborly Aid -- Introduction -- Becoming Targets of Genocidal Violence -- Resistance for Dignity's Sake -- Heroic Resistance that Dignifies Human Rights -- Assessing the Utility of Resistance -- The Practicality and Justice of Resistance -- Conclusion -- 9 The Case of the Muselmänner: A Study in the Loss and Reclamation of Dignity -- Introduction -- How the Dignified Should be Treated -- Who the Muselmänner Were -- Denial of Needs and Deprivation of Dignity -- Measured Satisfaction of Needs for the Reclamation of Dignity -- Conclusion -- 10 Ethical Gray Zones in Genocidal Killing Camps -- Introduction -- The Emergence of Ethical Gray Zones -- Entrapment in an Ethical Gray Zone -- Ethics in the Gray Zones -- Return from the Gray Zones -- Transformations -- Conclusion -- 11 Bystanders to Genocide -- Introduction -- Bystanders and Complicity -- Martin Niemöller 's Courage and Regrets -- A J. Topf & Sons: Manufacturing Hygiene -- Complicity of the Swastika Bedecked German Church -- Complicity of the Silent Neighboring Nations -- Conclusion -- 12 Cry Genocide! -- Introduction -- When and Why to Give the Cry: "Genocide!" -- The Choice to Give the Cry: "Genocide!" -- Some Risks in Raising the Cry of Genocide -- Conclusion -- 13 Postscript.

This book discusses ethical behavior through the genocidal stages of the Holocaust. Paul E. Wilson first looks at the antisemitism in Germany and Europe beginning in the decades preceding the Nazis reign of terror, and goes on to discuss the ethical decisions made in the initial stages that moved society toward genocide. The author maintains that the stages of genocide represent subtle changes that can be happening within a society in response to the moral choices made by actors. By giving attention to the stages of genocide in the Holocaust, this book contributes to the overall understanding of how the Holocaust was possible, and encourages the moral community to join the watch for the development of genocide in the modern world. Paul E. Wilson is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Shaw University, USA.

ISBN: 9783031309199$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-30919-9doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

309497
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
--Moral and ethical aspects.

LC Class. No.: D804.7.M67

Dewey Class. No.: 174.99405318

The degradation of ethics through the Holocaust
LDR:05203nmm a2200325 a 4500 001 638288
003 DE-He213
005 20230512150324.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 230921s2023 sz s 0 eng d
020 $a 9783031309199$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a 9783031309182$q(paper)
024 7 $a 10.1007/978-3-031-30919-9 $2 doi
035 $a 978-3-031-30919-9
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a D804.7.M67
072 7 $a HPQ $2 bicssc
072 7 $a PHI005000 $2 bisacsh
072 7 $a QDTQ $2 thema
082 0 4 $a 174.99405318 $2 23
090 $a D804.7.M67 $b W752 2023
100 1 $a Wilson, Paul E. $3 945006
245 1 4 $a The degradation of ethics through the Holocaust $h [electronic resource] / $c by Paul E. Wilson.
260 $a Cham : $b Springer Nature Switzerland : $b Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2023.
300 $a 1 online resource (viii, 245 p.) : $b ill., digital ; $c 24 cm.
505 0 $a Part I The Genocidal Priming Phase of the Holocaust -- 1 Introduction -- Shades of Nietzsche and Heidegger in the Holocaust -- The Holocaust as One Way Hatred Grows -- Genocide is a Process -- 2 Antisemitism is a Vicious Racism -- Introduction -- Jews, Christians, and Antisemitism in Supersessionism -- Antisemitism is a Racism -- The Insidious Side of Institutionalized Racism -- Antisemitism as Hate -- Conclusion -- 3 Denial of Rights as a Prelude to Entitlement -- Introduction -- Personal Property Laws and Racism -- Genocide and Deprivation of Victim's Rights -- How Individuals Come to Be Bearers of Rights: A General Account -- A Conceptual Framework for the Expansion and Contraction of Rights -- Contraction of Rights: The Slippery Slope of Jews' Loss of Personal Property rights in German -- Ghettos and the Right to Personal Liberty -- Denial of Rights and Statelessness -- Conclusion -- 4 Propaganda for Genocide -- Introduction -- Who Were the Propagandists? -- Hitler as a Propagandist -- Gerhard Kittle -- Joseph Goebbels -- Walter Grundmann -- Julius Streicher -- Heinrich Himmler -- What Shadows of Propaganda were Cast? -- The German Propaganda Diet -- Effects Upon the Prisoners in the Cave of Ignorance -- Conclusions -- 5 Self-Entitlement for the Chosen Few -- Introduction -- A Protocol to Distinguish the Us and Them in the Holocaust -- When Rights become a Matter of Life and Death -- Anatomy of a Mass Murder -- Historical Convergences and Logical Intersections -- License to Kill -- Conclusion -- 6 The Case of the Aryan Jesus Dogma: Enlarging Entitlement through Propaganda -- Introduction -- The Religious Appeal of an Aryan Jesus -- The Theological Support of an Aryan Jesus -- An Aryan Jesus Creed Reconstructed -- The Efficacy and Logic of the Case for an Aryan Jesus -- Conclusion -- Part II The Peak Phase of Genocide in the Holocaust -- 7 The Holocaust and the Ideal of Purity -- Introduction -- The Definition of Genocide -- The Scale of Genocide -- The Failure of Purification as the Ideal of Genocide -- Crafting Moral and Practical Responses to Genocide -- Conclusion -- 8 Resistance and Neighborly Aid -- Introduction -- Becoming Targets of Genocidal Violence -- Resistance for Dignity's Sake -- Heroic Resistance that Dignifies Human Rights -- Assessing the Utility of Resistance -- The Practicality and Justice of Resistance -- Conclusion -- 9 The Case of the Muselmänner: A Study in the Loss and Reclamation of Dignity -- Introduction -- How the Dignified Should be Treated -- Who the Muselmänner Were -- Denial of Needs and Deprivation of Dignity -- Measured Satisfaction of Needs for the Reclamation of Dignity -- Conclusion -- 10 Ethical Gray Zones in Genocidal Killing Camps -- Introduction -- The Emergence of Ethical Gray Zones -- Entrapment in an Ethical Gray Zone -- Ethics in the Gray Zones -- Return from the Gray Zones -- Transformations -- Conclusion -- 11 Bystanders to Genocide -- Introduction -- Bystanders and Complicity -- Martin Niemöller 's Courage and Regrets -- A J. Topf & Sons: Manufacturing Hygiene -- Complicity of the Swastika Bedecked German Church -- Complicity of the Silent Neighboring Nations -- Conclusion -- 12 Cry Genocide! -- Introduction -- When and Why to Give the Cry: "Genocide!" -- The Choice to Give the Cry: "Genocide!" -- Some Risks in Raising the Cry of Genocide -- Conclusion -- 13 Postscript.
520 $a This book discusses ethical behavior through the genocidal stages of the Holocaust. Paul E. Wilson first looks at the antisemitism in Germany and Europe beginning in the decades preceding the Nazis reign of terror, and goes on to discuss the ethical decisions made in the initial stages that moved society toward genocide. The author maintains that the stages of genocide represent subtle changes that can be happening within a society in response to the moral choices made by actors. By giving attention to the stages of genocide in the Holocaust, this book contributes to the overall understanding of how the Holocaust was possible, and encourages the moral community to join the watch for the development of genocide in the modern world. Paul E. Wilson is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Shaw University, USA.
650 0 $a Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) $x Moral and ethical aspects. $3 309497
650 0 $a Antisemitism $z Germany $x History $y 20th century. $3 287060
650 0 $a Ethics $z Germany. $3 945007
650 1 4 $a Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. $3 910948
650 2 4 $a History of World War II and the Holocaust. $3 739867
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 273601
773 0 $t Springer Nature eBook
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30919-9
950 $a Religion and Philosophy (SpringerNature-41175)