This paper reconceptualises Nazi camp guards as epistemic subjects shaped by systemic betrayal, integrating classical psychology with Kahl’s Epistemic Clientelism Theory and fiduciary–epistemic duties. It redefines atrocity as epistemic failure and authority as fiduciary trusteeship, proposing safeguards for pluralism and atrocity prevention.
cognitive-dissonance authoritarianism pluralism epistemic-injustice epistemic-clientelism fiduciary-epistemic-duties fiduciary-authority bounded-freedom obedience-and-conformity atrocity-prevention epistemic-failure epistemic-constitution
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