Lothar Fritze - Böcker

We live in a world full of dangers. Human life is at risk from criminal dictatorships, terrorist attacks, technical disasters and catastrophesof various kinds. In an emergency, is it legitimate to counter such perils if that means that innocent life has to be taken or put at risk of death?The book gives a moral philosopher's response to this politically, ethically and legally controversial question.

This volume on "Nazi ideology and ethics" documents the scholarly debate on the subject, ranging from texts that initiated the debate on Nazi ethics to the current scholarly discourse. It puts together texts by leading Holocaust scholars from Germany, the US. Great Britain, and Belgium who cover a variety of topics relevant for questions of Nazi ideology and ethics. Among other topics scholars from various disciplines of the humanities address memory politics, ethical aspects of Nazi ideology, and political mass murders in comparative perspective. It furthermore discusses implications of Nazi ideology and ethics for current ethical issues and challenges.