Intellectuals at Auschwitz: Jean Améry and Primo Levi on the Mind and Its Limits
For Jean Améry, the uselessness of intellectual culture in the “borderline situation” of Auschwitz proved the essential incompetence of the intellect as such. For Primo Levi, the intellect served as a precious resource in dealing with the realities of the camp. Levi's debate with Améry, the aut...
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Oxford University Press
2015
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 353-373 |
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