The hand of compassion : portraits of moral choice during the Holocaust / Kristen Renwick Monroe.
The hand of compassion : portraits of moral choice during the Holocaust / Kristen Renwick Monroe.
The hand of compassion : portraits of moral choice during the Holocaust / Kristen Renwick Monroe.
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Princeton, NJ. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N172.1/8
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English
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xiii, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Stories that are true -- Ch. 1. Margot -- Ch. 2. Otto -- Ch. 3. John -- Ch. 4. Irene -- Ch. 5. Knud -- Ch. 6. The complexity of the moral life and the power of identity to influence choice -- Ch. 7. How identity and perspective led to moral choice -- Ch. 8. What makes people help others : constructi...
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Princeton, NJ. : Princeton University Press, 2004.
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New Jersey
Date Published
2004.
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"Through interviews with five ordinary people who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, Kristen Monroe casts new light on questions at the heart of ethics: Why do people risk their lives for strangers, and what drives such moral choice? Monroe's analysis points not to traditional explanations - such as religion or reason - but to identity. The rescuer...
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The hand of compassion : portraits of moral choice during the Holocaust / Kristen Renwick Monroe.
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N172.1/8
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74Vv5rLP4pK3
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0691118639 (cl : alk. paper)
9780691118635 (cl : alk. paper)
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172.1
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991017738519702626
