Tentatia
Temptation
Author(s): Adrian MihalacheSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: moral compromise; conviction versus compromise; moral rectitude; the Manhattan Project; Robert Oppenheimer; Niels Bohr; Werner Heisenberg; Edward teller; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Gustav Gründgens; Istwan Szabo; Sergiu Celibidache
Summary/Abstract: Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan project, Edward Teller and the h Bomb, Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, Wilhelm Furtwägler and Gustav Gründgens – they are the “protagonists” of some cases of moral rectitude as regards the Nazi regime or compromise with it. Is it a moral weakness to abandon one’s convictions when they are used by others to evil purposes? Is it moral rectitude to stick to one’s convictions, serving an evil purpose? Does refusing compromise mean rigidity of thought? These are the main issues that the author tackles in his essay.
Journal: Lettre Internationale - Ediţia română
- Issue Year: 2004
- Issue No: 51
- Page Range: 71-74
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian
