HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Eichmann In Jerusalem, Jargon, Universal Jurisdiction
18 Jul 2017
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He participated in ripping people out of their communities. In his way of talking about himself, he used winged words (pg. He used simple phrases that he would tell to himself that made it seem like what he was doing was profound or philosophical; he saw himself as a public servant doing his duty and helping people. He"s living in a bubble of his own imagination. It requires e ort to be blind to what"s going on, since people are born to think. Arendt says that he"s not stupid, but he is thoughtless. He is clever and good at his job, and works hard, and is a good bureaucrat, but he is thoughtless. Moral talk (kant) used to cover up politics. Cliches were his sign of his inability to think. Mr. stor er realized what was going on, and tried to ee germany. He didn"t want to continue to collaborate with the nazi.
