De Schuldvraag by Karl Jaspers
Written in the wake of World War II, this concise, philosophical examination probes the nature and extent of German responsibility for Nazi atrocities by distinguishing criminal guilt of direct perpetrators from political, moral, and metaphysical forms that implicate wider society; it rejects easy absolution or blanket condemnation, arguing instead for legal accountability, political reform, public confession, and moral reorientation. The work urges honest collective self-examination, institutional and educational renewal, and a commitment to preventing recurrence while confronting the existential burden of shared culpability.
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- Published
- 1946
- Nationality
- German
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- Original Language
- German
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- De Schuldvraag
- Die Schuldfrage
- The Question of German Guilt
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