- 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
Forgetting
Forgetting
- Chapter:
- (p.99) 8 Forgetting
- Source:
- The Mental Aftermath
- Author(s):
KLAUS HENTSCHEL
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter on forgetting distinguishes amnesia and unconscious repression of the past from intentional suppression and concealment of facts. The moral dilemma of ‘repression acrobats’ (Kempner) in coming to terms with the past is more complex than the motivations behind deliberate dissimilation, such as the destruction of evidence or false entries on official denazification questionnaires.
Keywords: forgetting, amnesia, repression, suppression, dissimilation, questionnaires, denazification
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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
