Hermann Broch Quote on Kitsch and Radical Evil

„The maker of kitsch does not create inferior art, he is not an incompetent or a bungler, he cannot be evaluated by aesthetic standards; rather, he is ethically depraved, a criminal willing radical evil. And since it is radical evil that is manifest here, evil per se, forming the absolute negative pole of every value-system, kitsch will always be evil, not just kitsch in art, but kitsch in every value-system that is not an imitation system.“

Hermann BrochQuote by Hermann Broch on kitsch as an expression of radical evil in art and value systems.
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Hermann Broch was an Austrian writer and intellectual, known for his philosophical novels and profound analyses of the human psyche.

Hermann Broch analyzes kitsch as an ethically depraved phenomenon representing radical evil in any value system.


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Hermann Broch quote about kitsch, ethics, and radical evil

Hermann Broch (1886–1951) was an important Austrian writer, best known for his novels "The Sleepwalkers" and "The Death of Virgil". His works are characterized by deep engagement with existential questions and societal upheavals. Broch was also a philosopher and social critic who fled Nazi persecution to the USA, where he continued his literary and intellectual work.

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