The hand of compassion
portraits of moral choice during the Holocaust
by Kristen R. Monroe
"Through interviews with five ordinary people who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, Kristen Monroe casts new light on questions at the heart of ethics: Why do people risk their lives for strangers, and what drives such moral choice? Monroe's analysis points not to traditional explanations - such as religion or reason - but to identity. The rescuers' perceptions of themselves in relation to others made their extraordinary acts spontaneous and left the rescuers no choice but to act. To turn away Jews was, for them, literally unimaginable. In the words of one German Czech rescuer, "The hand of compassion was faster than the calculus of reason.""--BOOK JACKET.
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Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Social aspects, Social aspects of Altruism, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Altruism, Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust, Hilfeleistung, 77.63 social interaction and relations, 15.70 history of Europe, Aspect social, Holocaust, Onderduikers, Moralisches Handeln, Aspect moral, Justes de toutes les nations pendant l'Holocauste, Gerechter unter den Völkern, Motivation, Altruisme, Holocauste, 1939-1945, Altruïsme, Ethics, Altruismus, Rettung, Judenvernichtung, Jews, germany, Humanity| Edition | Availability |
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The hand of compassion: portraits of moral choice during the Holocaust
2004, Princeton University Press
in English
0691118639 9780691118635
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-353) and index.
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