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Autore: | Newton Adam Zachary |
Titolo: | The fence and the neighbor [[electronic resource] ] : Emmanuel Levinas, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, and Israel among the nations / / Adam Zachary Newton |
Pubblicazione: | Albany, NY, : State University of New York Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina: | 181/.06 |
Soggetto topico: | Jewish philosophy |
Jews - Identity | |
Jews - Politics and government - 1948- | |
Philosophy, Modern - 20th century | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""Front Matter""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table Of Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Contents""; ""Signing the World""; ""Aggadic Man: Levinas and the Neighboras (Br) Otherhood""; ""Mishurat HaDin: Leibowitz, Nationhood, and the Fence of Halakhah""; ""Back Matter""; ""The Present of ""Future Jewish Thought""""; ""NOTES""; ""WORKS CONSULTED""; ""GENERAL INDEX""; ""SCRIPTURAL INDEX""; ""Back Cover"" |
Sommario/riassunto: | The Fence and the Neighbor traces the contours of two thinkers, Emmanuel Levinas and Yeshayahu Leibowitz, who crossed the divide between Talmud and philosophy "proper." Adam Zachary Newton shows how the question of nationalism that has so long haunted Western philosophy—the question of who belongs within its "fence," and who outside—has long been the concern of Jewish thought and its preoccupation with law, limits, and the place of Israel among the nations. To those unfamiliar with Talmudic thought Newton shows how deeply its language and concerns shape Levinas. He also offers an introduction to Leibowitz, a conservative religious thinker who was an outspoken gadfly and radically critical voice in the Israeli political scene. Together, their common origin in Jewish Eastern Europe, a common concern with national allegiance, and the common fence of religious Judaism that makes them intellectual neighbors are voiced in penetrating and original dialogue. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The fence and the neighbor |
ISBN: | 0-7914-9144-7 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910817830303321 |
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