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Research on Political Ethical Alienation in the Space of the Other — Starting from Adolf Eichmann

Zhao XinyuJiangsu University of Science and Technology Taoxu JiexiongNanning Normal University*

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Abstract

Modern anthropology and spatial politics advocate understanding and studying the “other,” reflecting on oneself through the “other.” Great eras demand both theoretical and practical innovation, and political ethics should never be metaphysical in the ivory tower. This article takes the relevant events of Adolf Eichmann, a high-ranking Nazi official during World War II, who indiscriminately massacred numerous Jews, as an example. It reflects and analyzes the breakdown of value rationality and the disregard and trampling of moral ethics under fascist authoritarianism during World War II. Combining relevant behavioral experiments, the study explores the causes of alienation from the perspectives of alienated subjects, motives, and opportunities. This leads to a discussion of solutions to ethical alienation in the process of social development, proposing ideas for overcoming potential political ethical dislocation through emphasis on quality education, balancing social systems and ethical morals, and calling for collective reflection and nurturing a sense of responsibility for others. Maintaining a clear self-awareness under the control of desires in the high-tech era is conducive to avoiding the quagmire of alienation and provides warnings and development ideas for the long-term development of our country’s politics.

Keywords: Space of the Other; Political Ethics; Alienation; Adolf Eichmann
Published: January 3, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/27/20232088
Volume: CHR Vol.27
pp. 195-208
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