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Améry describes torture as the "most terrible event a person can retain within himself".

: He defines it through the Latin torquere (to twist), describing the physical agony of being hung by dislocated arms. Reflections on Jean AmГ©ry: Torture, Resentment,...

For Améry, homelessness was both a physical reality (exile) and a spiritual condition. Améry describes torture as the "most terrible event

Unlike traditional ethics that view resentment as a poison to be purged, Améry champions it as a vital moral stance. Unlike traditional ethics that view resentment as a

: At the Mind’s Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities .

: He sees resentment as a refusal to let the past "settle" or be forgotten by history.

: He famously noted that "intellect" was useless in the camps; philosophical theories could not provide comfort or protection against the brute reality of the SS. Recommended Reading