Šta je istorijska singularnost? Pojmovne dileme i izazovi
What is a historical singularity? Conceptual dilemmas and challenges

Author(s): Mark Losoncz
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: Holocaust; historical singularity;
Summary/Abstract: After a long career in everyday language and a complex career in the sciences and literature, the terms "singularity" and "singular" also appeared in philosophy, immediately occupying a central place in it. In the first part of this paper, we will analyze how singularity was discussed in contemporary philosophy, and we will pay special attention to the problem of historical singularity, and in the second part, we will deal with the example of the Holocaust, which was most often and most controversially attributed the status of historical singularity (uniqueness, Einzigartigkeit, unicité).

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