Language:
English
Year of publication:
2002
Titel der Quelle:
New German Critique
Angaben zur Quelle:
85 (2002) 133-164
Keywords:
Marcuse, Herbert,
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National socialism Philosophy
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Holocaust (Jewish theology)
;
Jews History 1939-1945
Abstract:
Discusses the wartime and early postwar writings of Marcuse (1898-1979). Examines his writings for references to Nazi ideology and the Holocaust, although the latter was not a main concern in his writings. They indicate that he recognized the singularity of the Holocaust and was haunted by the murder of members of his family and millions of other Jews. His field of study was Nazi ideology. He stressed the misuse of rationality for totalitarian domination, which also had a strong element of irrationality. Marcuse believed that antisemitism had intrinsic value for the Nazis and also served as a tool of repression. For Marcuse, Nazism was both a protest against and the culmination of Christianity. Notes, also, that despite his Marxist background, Marcuse recognized the singularity of antisemitism.
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