THE HOLOCAUST AND THE ETHICAL IMPERATIVE OF HISTORICISM
Historicism, concerned with grasping universal concerns within historical ‘individual’ expressions of them, was largely discredited by the end of the World War II. This occurred because those who represented it were unable to adhere to its rigorous demands. Instead, they fell prey to metahistorical...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
1988
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 1988, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 267-274 |
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| Summary: | Historicism, concerned with grasping universal concerns within historical ‘individual’ expressions of them, was largely discredited by the end of the World War II. This occurred because those who represented it were unable to adhere to its rigorous demands. Instead, they fell prey to metahistorical concerns in efforts to somehow positivize the historical experience. Adherence to the stringent tenets of historicism provides perhaps the most penetrating means by which the universality of the Holocaust can be emphasized even as we focus upon its terrible singularity. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/3.3.267 |