Proposal: The Socrates-Himmler-Hitler-Auschwitz Problem How Would Socrates React to Auschwitz?
Proposal: The Socrates-Himmler-Hitler-Auschwitz Problem How Would Socrates React to Auschwitz? (Part 3) A counterfactual scientific-philosophical paper on judgment, obedience, and responsibility after totalitarian murder by the Ethical Round Table and Stefan Geier; ISTS Simssee, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Strasse 6, 83071 Haidholzen, Germany, Europe, Blue Planet Earth, email: wissenschaftstheorie.simssee.1@gmail.com Version 0.0.0.0 Abstract This paper formulates the Socrates-Himmler-Hitler-Auschwitz problem as a counterfactual inquiry in political ethics, Holocaust studies, and the philosophy of judgment. It asks how the Platonic Socrates would react if the Oracle of Delphi disclosed to him the historical reality of Hitler, Himmler, and Auschwitz-Birkenau before the death narrated in the Phaedo. The paper accepts Stefan Geier’s blog post "Sokrates trinkt den Schierlingsbecher nach Auschwitz nicht mehr!" stating that Socrates does not drink the hemlock after Auschwitz as hi...