Thinking and Killing: Philosophical Discourse in the Shadow of the Third Reich

By Alon Segev

This book explores the phenomenon of the Third Reich from a philosophical perspective. It concentrates on the ways in which the subjects and experiences of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism are conceived by eight German thinkers from the Continental tradition. These eight intellectuals include Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Karl L with, Carl Schmitt, Ernst J nger, Jean Am ry, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Jan Assmann. Based on careful philosophical examinations of both known and unknown texts of these eight thinkers (including an English translation of two forgotten texts by Schmitt and J nger), this study exposes and then explores the tension between ideology and philosophy, between submission to authority and genuine critical thinking, all of which constitute the essence of the Continental philosophical tradition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614511284
• ISBN13: 9781614511281
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary