Author Description

A philosophical approach to the Nazi genocide and the relationship between the practical implementation of the Final Solution and the ideas and the motivating intentions behind it. Discusses the moral aspects of individual and group responsibility, the problem of evil, and especially the reevaluation of basic philosophical and ethical concepts generated by the Nazi genocide and its consequences. Emphasizes the systematic feature of Nazi policy to dehumanize the victims, reflected also in the use of language concerning the Jews and the policy of annihilation. Focuses on the problem of contemporary representations of the Nazi genocide (the term "Holocaust" is not accepted), especially in literature, as well as on the philosophical implications of teaching the Holocaust and "institutionalizing" it by memorials.