BANALITY OF EVIL IN PERSPECTIVE OF HANNAH ARENDT

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
BANALITY OF EVIL IN PERSPECTIVE OF HANNAH ARENDT
Original language description
This article deals with the philosophical outcomes of the concept of the banality of evil in the perspective of Hannah Arendt. Arendt had been dealing with the question of evil even before her presence at the trial with Adolf Eichmann. During the process Arendt was greatly affected by the defendant’s ordinary personality, who, like so many other Nazi criminals, based his defence on the fact of mere execution of commands. Above all, Arendt focused on Eichmann’s clerical nature, manifested in a learned, declamatory language, and in a lack of awareness of the absence of his own responsibility. Eichmann considered his actions as an expression of devotion and did not think about the effects of his deeds. Arendt connects this thoughtlessness with the banality of evil. Thoughtlessness, along with the absence of awareness and responsibility, creates the simplicity of evil that we can see even today. Despite the many criticisms of the theory of banality of evil, we can see that Arendt was ahead of her time. She drew attention to the dangers of excessive obedience to authority and the persistent threat of totalitarian regimes based on ideologies. The aim of this paper is to introduce the philosophical basis of the banality of evil, especially from the perspective of Hannah Arendt.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical
AUSPICIA : recenzovaný časopis pro otázky společenských věd
ISSN
1214-4967
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Volume of the periodical
16
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
45-57
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