Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)

by Hannah Arendt

History Philosophy Nonfiction

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Hannah Arendt reports on the Eichmann trial, examining how ordinary people can commit extraordinary evil through thoughtless obedience.

ISBN-13 9780143039884 ASIN 0143039881 Views 416 Publisher Penguin Classics Year 2006 Edition 1 Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 336 Adult No Created February 13, 2026 Updated September 26, 2026

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A detailed report on the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.

Explores the concept of the banality of evil through courtroom observation.

Considers questions of justice, responsibility, and moral judgment.

Remains a foundational text in political philosophy and Holocaust studies.

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