The Tyranny Of Guilt: An Essay On Western Masoc... -

: By claiming responsibility for all the world's ills, the West maintains a central role in history, denying moral agency to non-Western nations.

– Discusses the complexities of the Near East and Zionism.

: Bruckner acknowledges Western crimes like slavery and colonialism but argues that constant self-flagellation has become a "secular version of original sin". The Tyranny of Guilt: An Essay on Western Masoc...

The essay is divided into eight primary sections as outlined on Princeton University Press and Project MUSE :

– Analyzes the feeling of an unpayable moral debt to the rest of the world. : By claiming responsibility for all the world's

– Compares the differing attitudes of Europe and the United States.

: This "culture of penitence" makes it difficult to criticize contemporary violations of human rights elsewhere, as the West feels it has no right to judge. The essay is divided into eight primary sections

– Examines those who profit from perpetual remorse.