Surveying a gap: A Philosophical Perspective on Historians' Responses to Discourses on the 'Bystanders'
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Surveying a gap : A Philosophical Perspective on Historians' Responses to Discourses on the 'Bystanders'. / Brudholm, Thomas.
In: Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2005, p. 1-23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Surveying a gap
T2 - A Philosophical Perspective on Historians' Responses to Discourses on the 'Bystanders'
AU - Brudholm, Thomas
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Historians have bemoaned the existence of a gap separating historical study and public interest in the topic of the ‘bystanders'. Moralistic tendencies and emotional excess have been pointed to as part of the explanation of the problem. This article turns the critical perspective back upon the historians and argues that there is more to morality and emotion than is often acknowledged by historians. If this was recognised, the article suggests, it could contribute to a lessening of the tensions sometimes arising when historians meet their public. The article also considers the concept of the ‘bystander' and the relationship between the disciplines of history and philosophy in relation to the study of the Holocaust.
AB - Historians have bemoaned the existence of a gap separating historical study and public interest in the topic of the ‘bystanders'. Moralistic tendencies and emotional excess have been pointed to as part of the explanation of the problem. This article turns the critical perspective back upon the historians and argues that there is more to morality and emotion than is often acknowledged by historians. If this was recognised, the article suggests, it could contribute to a lessening of the tensions sometimes arising when historians meet their public. The article also considers the concept of the ‘bystander' and the relationship between the disciplines of history and philosophy in relation to the study of the Holocaust.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 11
SP - 1
EP - 23
JO - Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History
JF - Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History
SN - 1359-1371
IS - 3
ER -
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