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In addition to the push back there's the fact that Hannah Arendt -- who coined the phrase "banality of evil" -- was also a lover of Martin Heidegger. Heidegger was an enthusiastic Nazi and Arendt also defended him. Some people see the "banality of evil" book as essentially being a defense of Eichmann.
Can you supply some sources for this?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
In addition to the push back there's the fact that Hannah Arendt -- who coined the phrase "banality of evil" -- was also a lover of Martin Heidegger. Heidegger was an enthusiastic Nazi and Arendt also defended him. Some people see the "banality of evil" book as essentially being a defense of Eichmann.
Can you supply some sources for this?
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hannah-Arendt
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Heidegger-German...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger
https://www.openculture.com/2017/05/the-love-letters-of-hann...
https://slate.com/human-interest/2009/10/troubling-new-revel...
This is a good read for fans of the the show. I don’t think the central premise of redefined evil holds up, but it’s a fun read and the analysis of their characters is spot on.
If you haven't heard of Peep Show but you enjoyed Succession you should know that Jessie Armstrong, the creator and showrunner of Succession, was previously one half of the Jessie Armstrong and Sam Bain pair responsible for Peep Show. I find the similarities between the two shows fascinating: in particular the way they both revel in how flawed their central characters are.
On the topic of evil, this sketch from Mitchell and Webb stayed with me for years. Are we the baddies? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY Every villain is the hero in their own story, after all.
This is a good read for fans of the the show. I don’t think the central premise of redefined evil holds up, but it’s a fun read and the analysis of their characters is spot on.
That’s because it reads like a PR piece. Gauging interest or preseeding a reboot or rerelease.
I place it in the category of “cringe humor,” and by that standard it’s more cringey than Seinfeld and curb - especially because of the first person shots. It is a great show! Well worth a watch.
I always refer to it as cringe humour too but for the reason that it makes me physically cringe seeing how they humiliate themselves in social situations - Like NO MARK PLEASE DONT DO THAT! DONT ACT ON THAT IMPULSE PLEASE! kinda thing.
On the topic of evil, this sketch from Mitchell and Webb stayed with me for years. Are we the baddies? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY Every villain is the hero in their own story, after all.
I wish there were a somewhat acceptable, though controversial, way for us to distinguish between good and evil like how success is defined by disposable wealth. You can argue that society does not see it that, but there is no absolute way to denying it.
On the topic of evil, this sketch from Mitchell and Webb stayed with me for years. Are we the baddies? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY Every villain is the hero in their own story, after all.
I wish there were a somewhat acceptable, though controversial, way for us to distinguish between good and evil like how success is defined by disposable wealth. You can argue that society does not see it that, but there is no absolute way to denying it.
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