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banality of evil

concept of ordinary people accepting premises, however inhuman, as normal
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banality of evil

Summary

banality of evil is a concept[1]. It draws 1,272 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #203 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • banality of evil is the creator of Hannah Arendt[3].
  • banality of evil's instance of is recorded as concept[4].
  • banality of evil is a type of banality[5].
  • banality of evil's facet of is recorded as defense[6].
  • banality of evil's facet of is recorded as legal capacity[7].
  • banality of evil's described by source is recorded as Eichmann in Jerusalem[8].
  • banality of evil's partially coincident with is recorded as Little Eichmanns[9].
  • banality of evil's has effect is recorded as The Milgram experiment[10].
  • banality of evil's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'banality of evil'}[11].
  • banality of evil's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '悪の陳腐さ'}[12].

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Definition and Type

banality of evil's instance of is recorded as concept[4]. It is a type of banality[5].

Why It Matters

banality of evil draws 1,272 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #203 of 912).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Hannah Arendt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → M2cEm
    Instance of → concept
    Creator → —
    Creator → Hannah Arendt
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