On Why Gaita Doesn't Describe Eichmann as Sacred

In this article we examine a potentialproblem for Raimond Gaita (born 1946). It arisesfrom the way that Gaita, in Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, affirms the value of describing Eichmann as sacred, yet says that he, as a non-religious person, is unable to describe Eichmann as sacred. We argue...

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Auteurs: Segal, Alex (Auteur) ; Luck, Morgan 1976- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: [2014]
Dans: Implicit religion
Année: 2014, Volume: 17, Numéro: 2, Pages: 85-98
Sujets non-standardisés:B EICHMANN, Adolf, 1906-1962
B Sacredness
B Eichmann
B GOOD & Evil: An Absolute Conception (Book)
B GOOD & evil
B Religious
B GAITA, Raimond, 1946-
B Gaita
B Sacred
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Résumé:In this article we examine a potentialproblem for Raimond Gaita (born 1946). It arisesfrom the way that Gaita, in Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, affirms the value of describing Eichmann as sacred, yet says that he, as a non-religious person, is unable to describe Eichmann as sacred. We argue that the tension in Gaita sposition does not in reality amount to a contradiction, and so we defuse the potential problem.
ISSN:1743-1697
Contient:Enthalten in: Implicit religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/imre.v17i2.197