Encounters of consequence : Jewish philosophy in the twentieth century and beyond /
Encounters of Consequence provides an introduction to and deeper analysis of the situation of Jewish philosophy beginning in the last century. It charts Jewish philosophy's engagement with modernity and post-modernity along two overlapping axes--issues and persons--which often intersect. Key is...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Academic Studies Press,
2009
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| Series: | Judaism and Jewish life.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Encounters of Consequence provides an introduction to and deeper analysis of the situation of Jewish philosophy beginning in the last century. It charts Jewish philosophy's engagement with modernity and post-modernity along two overlapping axes--issues and persons--which often intersect. Key issues in modern Jewish philosophy are raised, including: the nature of Judaism and Jewish identity, the quests for meaning and continuity, the value of remaining a Jew, and the relevance of Jewish law, as well as the challenges of secularism, modern history (including the Holocaust), feminism and religious pluralism. Featured are many philosophers of encounter: Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas, as well as Joseph Soloveitchik, Gershom Scholem, Arthur Cohen, Eliezer Schweid, Emil Fackenheim, and Irving Greenberg. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 408 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781618110138 1618110136 1934843679 9781934843673 |
| Language: | In English. |
