Moral Responsibility in the Holocaust

Download or read book Moral Responsibility in the Holocaust written by David H. Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Moral Responsibility in the Holocaust, David H. Jones goes beyond historical and psychological explanations of the Holocaust to directly address the moral responsibility of individuals involved in it. While defending the view that individuals caught up in large-scale historical events like the Holocaust are still responsible for their choices, he provides the philosophical tools needed to assess the responsibility, both negative and positive, of perpetrators, accomplices, bystanders, victims, helpers, and rescuers.