- Title Pages
- List Of Figures
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Scientists In Germany Seen From The Outside
- 3 Tensions With The Allies
- 4 Russian Phobia
- 5 Sense Of Isolation And Fragmentation
- 6 Bitterness About The “Export Of Scientists”
- 7 Scapegoating The Aryan Physics Movement
- 8 Forgetting
- 9 Shame, Listlessness, And Lethargy
- 10 Self-Justification And The Guilt Issue
- 11 Self-Pity, Sentimentality, And Selfishness
- 12 “Propaganda-Free Day-To-Day” And Political Apathy
- 13 New Awareness Of A Scientist’s Responsibility
- 14 Workaholism: “If We Want To Live, We Must Rebuild”
- 15 Side-Lining Of Emigrés And Critics
- 16 Insensitivity In Communicating With EmigréS
- 17 Distrust And Obduracy Among Emigrés
- 18 The Mental Aftermath
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Archival Collections
- Bibliography
- Name Index
Self-Pity, Sentimentality, And Selfishness
Self-Pity, Sentimentality, And Selfishness
- Chapter:
- (p.128) 11 Self-Pity, Sentimentality, And Selfishness
- Source:
- The Mental Aftermath
- Author(s):
KLAUS HENTSCHEL
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Balfour, Hannah Arendt, and Hartshorne distinguish self-pity, sentimentality, and selfishness as characteristics of the attitude prevalent among post war Germans. This chapter provides illustrations from the community under examination, based on contemporary foreign observations as well as reports by Germans themselves.
Keywords: self-pity, sentimentality, selfishness, post war Germans
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- Title Pages
- List Of Figures
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Scientists In Germany Seen From The Outside
- 3 Tensions With The Allies
- 4 Russian Phobia
- 5 Sense Of Isolation And Fragmentation
- 6 Bitterness About The “Export Of Scientists”
- 7 Scapegoating The Aryan Physics Movement
- 8 Forgetting
- 9 Shame, Listlessness, And Lethargy
- 10 Self-Justification And The Guilt Issue
- 11 Self-Pity, Sentimentality, And Selfishness
- 12 “Propaganda-Free Day-To-Day” And Political Apathy
- 13 New Awareness Of A Scientist’s Responsibility
- 14 Workaholism: “If We Want To Live, We Must Rebuild”
- 15 Side-Lining Of Emigrés And Critics
- 16 Insensitivity In Communicating With EmigréS
- 17 Distrust And Obduracy Among Emigrés
- 18 The Mental Aftermath
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Archival Collections
- Bibliography
- Name Index
