« J’ai vécu l’inexprimable. » Jean Améry et l’échec du mal
« I lived the unspeakable. » Jean Améry and the failure of the evil
Author(s): Massimo CarloniSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Classiques Garnier
Keywords: Jewish; torture; sovereignty; body; flesh; Auschwitz; rebellion; to age; losing the world; anguish; failure; suicide; free death
Summary/Abstract: The article studies the work of Jean Améry, as reliable evidence upon the various appearances of the evil, which crossed the XXth century: from the physical violence of the man on the man, to the so‑called « natural evil », until the paradoxical form of liberation represented by the suicide.
Journal: ALKEMIE. Revue semestrielle de littérature et philosophie
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 105-128
- Page Count: 24
- Language: French