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Modernity and the Holocaust
Zygmunt Bauman
- 01 Jan 1989
TL;DR: In this paper, a sociological theory of Morality rationality and shame is proposed for the post-Holocaust world, based on the uniqueness and normality of the Holocaust.
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Abstract: Foreword. 1. Introduction: Sociology after the Holocaust. 2. Modernity, Racism, Extermination - I. 3. Modernity, Racism, Extermination - II. 4. On the Uniqueness and Normality of the Holocaust. 5. Soliciting Cooperation of the Victims. 6. The Ethics of Obedience (reading Milgram). 7. Towards a Sociological Theory of Morality Rationality and Shame. Index.
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