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Rudolf Kastner |
Jewish leader that bought out his and many others safety from Eichmann, in turn told Jews there was nothing to worry about. Was tried by Ben Halvey. Should have been accused of war crimes.
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Jewish leader
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Chaim Rumkowski
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Ran Lodz ghetto. Slowly sent of Jews that were weaker in an attempt to save those who were stronger. Arendt condemns.
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woodge
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Adam Czerniakow
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Chairman of the Warsaw ghetto. When asked to give up people to be sent away, he committed suicide
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death
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Eichmann and Kant
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Claimed he was a Kantian. Changed categorical imperative to what the Fuhrer would have had you do. Kant said treat everyone with respect, Eichmann said he was happy of all the Jews he killed
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The Banality of Evil
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The idea that there was nothing special about Eichmann and that he was just dumb and that the had the free will to not follow orders, but just stopped thinking
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thinking
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bad faith
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intentional deception. Used by Hannah Arendt to describe Eichmann when he engaged in self deception
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deception
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Good Faith
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Honest intention regardless of faith. Opposite of Eichmann
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free will
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that we can and do have the ability to make our own decisions. Hannah Arendt believed we had free will.
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Determinism
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the idea that we do not have free will and everything that happens to us has been predetermined by the universe and external causes. we do not have free will so therefore we cannot be held morally responsible
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free will
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Milgram experiment
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an experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram which involved a test subject which was told to give an electric shock to someone every time they answer a question wrong. The person receiving the shock is an actor, but the subject doesn't know this. The test subject is told to make the shock stronger against their own morals. This test was done 3 months after Eichmann's trial to try and show that maybe Eichmann and the other Nazis were really just following orders
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shock
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Zimbardo Experiment
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An experiment conducted by Phillip Zimbardo in which he tested the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. Even though all knew it was an experiment the guards psychologically tortured the prisoners and the prisoners took it. This can be compared to the sonder kommandos who were still going to die, but ultimately took on the roles of the Nazis
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prison
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Ben Halvey
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Judge for both Kasner's and Eichmann's trial. Was on record from Kasner's trial saying Eichmann was the devil. Arendt felt this was not fair to Eichmann.
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judge
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Issues with Eichmann's Trial |
~Was kidnapped- unmoral ~Should have been held in an international court or in Germany where the Nuremburg Trials were held ~ Was held on Crimes against Jewish community and not against humanity |
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Israel's Role in Eichmann's Trial |
Arendt claimed they made it into a show trial |
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