Observations from the Eichmann Trial: The Democratic Necessity of Deliberation and Cognitive Diversity

Public Deposited
Back to Parent Record

Downloadable Content

Download PDF
Request Version for Screen Reader
Creator
  • Schubart, Emma
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science
Abstract
  • Hannah Arendt’s characterization of Adolf Eichmann in her book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil has significant ramifications for contemporary democratic theory, namely that articulated by Sayla Benhabib who advocates for inclusive deliberative processes and Hélène Landemore who emphasizes the necessity of cognitive diversity. This paper applies Benhabib’s and Landemore’s democratic theories to Arendt’s characterization and diagnosis of Adolf Eichmann as an individual who was fundamentally incapable of thinking from the standpoint of others. In so doing, this paper seeks to emphasize the necessity of inclusive deliberation and cognitive diversity for healthy democratic processes.
Date of publication
Keyword
DOI
Resource type
  • Article
Rights statement
  • In Copyright
Journal title
  • North Carolina Journal of European Studies
Journal volume
  • 2
Journal issue
  • 1
Page start
  • 66
Page end
  • 72
Language
  • English

Relations

Parents:
In Collection:

Items

Thumbnail Title Date Uploaded Visibility Actions
file details Schubart_layout.pdf 2021-08-23 Public Download