Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Audiobook)

from bookdoctor

Arendt's controversial book details the trial against Adolf Eichmann, who was involved in implementing the Final Solution during World War II. The most interesting aspect of this book, however, is Arendt's reflection on the trial itself, and what it revealed about the state of international law, ...

from Mikalina

The importance of this book cannot be reiterated often enough. Little work was done, before Arendt wrote this book, of analyzing why and how wwII with all its atrocities could happen. The silence after the second world war sounded like collective muteness, and since the Word is always the beginni...

from blake.rosser

Simply magnificent. Arendt uses the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem as a platform for examining the evil behind the Holocaust and the level of responsibility held by each faction of the conflict. She is absolutely uncompromising in her examination of the responsible parties, giving nobody, n...

from MarcusBastos

The Quest for Justice The Eichmann's trial posed multiple questions about human rights and justice. Hannah Arendt, considering the facts of the case and the circumstances of Eichmann capture, reflects about the judgment, its procedure, reasons and justification. Her knowledge of the facts about t...

from HadriantheBlind

Brilliant in analyses. 'Banality of evil' only occurs once or twice, and it seems to be misinterpreted - the banality of Eichman's thoughts and his blind devotion to fascism, not just the mere 'I was following orders' facade he put up.