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On Jean Améry provides a comprehensive discussion of one of the most challenging and complex post-Holocaust thinkers, Jean Améry (1912-1978), a Jewish-Austrian-Belgian essayist, journalist and literary author. In the English-speaking world Améry is known for his poignant publication, At the Mind's Limits, a narrative of exile, dispossession, torture, and Auschwitz. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in Améry's writings on victimization and resentment, partly attributable to a modern fascination with tolerance, historical injustice, and reconciliatory ambitions. Many aspects of

Authors, German --- German authors --- History and criticism. --- Améry, Jean --- Maier, Hanns Chaim, --- Mayer, Hanns, --- Mayer, Hans, --- Mayer, Johann, --- אמרי, ז׳אן --- ניראד, יונתן --- Criticism and interpretation.

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This volume explores themes originating from the work of Jean Améry (1912–1978), a Holocaust survivor and essayist—mainly, ethics and the past, torture and its implications, death and suicide. The volume is interdisciplinary, bringing together contributions from philosophy, psychology, law, and literary studies to illuminate each of the topics from more than one angle. Each essay is a novel contribution, shedding new light on the relevant subject matter and on Jean Améry's unique perspective. The ensuing picture is rich and multifaceted, uncovering unforeseen traits of Amery's thought, and surprising correlations that have so far been under-researched. It invites further studies of the Holocaust and its consequences to take their cue from non-neutral first person reflections.

Violence --- Torture --- Social aspects. --- Améry, Jean --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Cruelty --- Punishment --- Extraordinary rendition --- Violent behavior --- Social psychology --- Maier, Hanns Chaim, --- Mayer, Hanns, --- Mayer, Hans, --- Mayer, Johann, --- אמרי, ז׳אן --- ניראד, יונתן --- Clinical psychology. --- Emotions. --- Psychoanalysis. --- Victimology. --- Psychology. --- Clinical Psychology. --- Emotion. --- History of Psychology. --- Behavioral sciences --- Mental philosophy --- Mind --- Science, Mental --- Human biology --- Philosophy --- Soul --- Mental health --- Crime victims --- Victimology --- Victims --- Psychiatry --- Psychology, Applied --- Psychological tests --- Psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Feelings --- Human emotions --- Passions --- Affect (Psychology) --- Affective neuroscience --- Apathy --- Pathognomy