Adolf Hitler’s hateful ideology concerning Jewish residents in Germany began during World War II in 1939. Hitler was adamant in his beliefs that Jews were inferior to any other faith, and because of his unorthodox views he rounded up all of the Jews within Germany and exterminated them. Approximately six million women, children, and men were exterminated in the name of Hitler’s beliefs, which became known as the Holocaust. Hitler’s ideology led millions of people throughout Germany to abandon their moral views, and instead side with evil due to moral luck.
In the beginning of his reign, Hitler ordered for all of the Jews in Germany to be marked with David’s star so that others within Germany would know they were Jewish. After they were …show more content…
Not only did people side with Nazi’s for survival and successful propaganda, but they sided with them because moral luck makes a moral difference. Moral luck “occurs when an agent can be correctly treated as an object of moral judgment despite the fact that a significant aspect of what she is assessed for depends on factors beyond her control” (Nelkin, Dana). Immunity from luck is thought to be a part of the essence of morality, however, philosophers Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel believe that “our everyday judgements and practices commit us to the existence of moral luck” (Nelkin, Dana). Both Nagel and Williams argue that luck can make a moral difference, which leads us to believe that Germans who collaborated with Nazi’s are no better or worse than us, morally …show more content…
Resultant luck is defined as “luck in the way things turn out” (Nelkin, Dana). Circumstantial luck is “luck in the circumstances in which one finds oneself” (Nelkin, Dana). Consecutive luck is known as “luck in who one is, or in the traits and dispositions that one has” (Nelkin, Dana). Finally, casual luck is defined as “luck in how one is determined by antecedent circumstances” (Nelkin, Dana). Circumstantial luck is the luck that most directly describes why German citizens and others collaborated with the
In the beginning of his reign, Hitler ordered for all of the Jews in Germany to be marked with David’s star so that others within Germany would know they were Jewish. After they were …show more content…
Not only did people side with Nazi’s for survival and successful propaganda, but they sided with them because moral luck makes a moral difference. Moral luck “occurs when an agent can be correctly treated as an object of moral judgment despite the fact that a significant aspect of what she is assessed for depends on factors beyond her control” (Nelkin, Dana). Immunity from luck is thought to be a part of the essence of morality, however, philosophers Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel believe that “our everyday judgements and practices commit us to the existence of moral luck” (Nelkin, Dana). Both Nagel and Williams argue that luck can make a moral difference, which leads us to believe that Germans who collaborated with Nazi’s are no better or worse than us, morally …show more content…
Resultant luck is defined as “luck in the way things turn out” (Nelkin, Dana). Circumstantial luck is “luck in the circumstances in which one finds oneself” (Nelkin, Dana). Consecutive luck is known as “luck in who one is, or in the traits and dispositions that one has” (Nelkin, Dana). Finally, casual luck is defined as “luck in how one is determined by antecedent circumstances” (Nelkin, Dana). Circumstantial luck is the luck that most directly describes why German citizens and others collaborated with the