Hannah Arendt (perhaps the most famous political philosopher of the 20th century) wrote a report on the trial of Adolf Eichmann (kidnapped by the Mossad and brought to Israel to stand trial for...
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Hannah Arendt (perhaps the most famous political philosopher of the 20th century) wrote a report on the trial of Adolf Eichmann (kidnapped by the Mossad and brought to Israel to stand trial for the crimes he committed during Nazi Germany – he was responsible in great part for managing the administrative details of the holocaust) in the 1960s. She coined the phrase "the banality of evil" to describe Eichmann's brand of evil; one in which there is not necessarily conscious thinking or consideration, merely action carried out following directives in a system.
In case some are unaware, there's a movie about Hannah Arendt which I greatly enjoyed and you, too, might as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt_(film)
Hannah Arendt (perhaps the most famous political philosopher of the 20th century) wrote a report on the trial of Adolf Eichmann (kidnapped by the Mossad and brought to Israel to stand trial for the crimes he committed during Nazi Germany – he was responsible in great part for managing the administrative details of the holocaust) in the 1960s. She coined the phrase "the banality of evil" to describe Eichmann's brand of evil; one in which there is not necessarily conscious thinking or consideration, merely action carried out following directives in a system.
Judith Butler also wrote an interesting piece dealing with some of the (immense) controversy surrounding the book. It is also (unusual for something written by Judith Butler) quite comprehensible and lucid.
In case some are unaware, there's a movie about Hannah Arendt which I greatly enjoyed and you, too, might as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt_(film)
It's a great film, I found it really interesting!