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1 online resource (viii, 247 pages .) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The historical problem of Hitler -- The third logic : the background and formal structure of abduction -- The characteristics of abduction -- Abductive logic in literature -- The application of Peirce's theory to unraveling the mystery of Hitler's youth -- The genesis of the Fuehrer : the birth of Hitler's character -- "In that hour it began" -- Closing argument : how did he do it? |
| Summary |
Was Hitler rational? This question has spawned vociferous debates among historians, and has fascinated every layman who has ever dipped into a biography of Hitler. In Hitler and Abductive Logic, Ben Novak argues that Hitler was rational-one of the most logical political leaders of modern times-but not according to ordinary inductive or deductive logic. Instead, Hitler used a new form of logic called abductive logic, which he used as a ""trick"" to seduce crowds and rise to power. Now, for the first time, the method that Hitler. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Psychology.
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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945. |
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Psychology. |
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Heads of state -- Germany -- Psychology.
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Heads of state. |
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Germany. |
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Heads of state -- Germany -- Biography.
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Biographies.
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National socialism -- Psychological aspects.
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National socialism -- Psychological aspects. |
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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Politics and government. |
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1933-1945 |
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Ideology -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Ideology. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Abduction (Logic)
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Abduction (Logic) |
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Reasoning.
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Reasoning. |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Novak, Ben, 1943- Hitler and abductive logic. 9780739192245 0739192248 (DLC) 2014004471 |
| ISBN |
0739192256 (electronic book) |
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9780739192252 (electronic book) |
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1306739632 |
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9781306739634 |
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9780739192245 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0739192248 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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