Against relativism
A comment on the debate on the uniqueness of the Shoah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11584233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard A Stein (0000-0002-5944-8008) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 27-33 |
| Publication date | 1987-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Patterns of Prejudice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-322X • E-ISSN: 1461-7331 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0031322x.1987.9969915 |
| OpenAlex | W2042625696 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Prompted by Michael Freeman's article, ‘Can social science explain genocide?’ (vol. 20, no. 4, 1986), Richard Stein marshals many of the arguments for insisting on the absolute uniqueness of the Shoah. He argues that any attempt to see the Shoah in relative terms devalues Jewish history and experience
Absolute (philosophy · Antisemitism · Epistemology · Genocide · Judaism · Political science · Relativism · Sociology · The Holocaust · Theology · Uniqueness · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |