THE CONCEPT OF RESPONSIBILITY IN H. ARENDT’S PHILOSOPHY

The notion of responsibility in Hannah Arendt's philosophy is indagated in this article. Through the example of the trial of nazi-felon A. Eichmann, we can notice the affinity of such notion to a human being's capability to think naturally and estimate. Along with that, the reasons of Eichmann refusal to admit his guilt has been also examined in this article. Based upon the separation of concerns such as personal and collective responsibilities, the notion of a human responsibility under totalitarianism has been analyzed. Besides, the author of the article backs up the necessity to distinguish between a collective guilt and a collective responsibility. The former is inadmissible - it favors that those who are guilty indeed, they pass the buck. The last is inevitable in the society, when everyone is aligned with those around them and are responsible for every act they haven't committed personally.