Dehumanization: Perceiving the Body as (In)Human

Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue , 2011, Pages 85-97

  Oliver, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentration Camp; Double Negation; Human Dignity; Moral Community; Moral Disengagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101501839     PISSN: 13876678     EISSN: 22150323     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9661-6_7     Document Type: Chapter

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