Hannah Arendt and the Banality of Evil
Reflections on Moral Blindness
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Olin Humanities, Room 102
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
This event occurred on:
Roundtable Discussion: Hannah Arendt and the Banality of Evil: Reflections on Moral Blindness.
Featuring:
A spirited discussion of the modern significance of Hannah Arendt’s thesis about the banality of evil.
Featuring:
- Jacob Dahl Rendtorff (Roskilde University, Denmark)
- Artemy Magun (Smolny, St. Petersburg)
- Asma Abbas (Bard College at Simons Rock)
- Robyn Marasco (Williams College)
- Lori Marso (Union College)
- Laurie Naranch (Siena College)
- Chair: Roger Berkowitz (Bard College)
A spirited discussion of the modern significance of Hannah Arendt’s thesis about the banality of evil.