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An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy

By: Claire Elise Katz

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An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy

By: Claire Elise Katz

How Jewish is modern Jewish philosophy? The question at first appears nonsensical, until we consider that the chief issues with which Jewish philosophers have engaged, from the Enlightenment through to the late 20th century, are the standard preoccupations of general philosophical inquiry. Questions about God, reality, language, and knowledge - metaphysics and epistemology - have been of as much concern to Jewish thinkers as they have been to others. Moses Mendelssohn, for example, was a friend of Kant. Hermann Cohen's philosophy is often described as 'neo-Kantian.' Franz Rosenzweig wrote his dissertation on Hegel. And the thought of Emmanuel Levinas is indebted to Husserl. In this much-needed textbook, which surveys the most prominent thinkers of the last three centuries, Claire Katz situates modern Jewish philosophy in the wider cultural and intellectual context of its day, indicating how broader currents of British, French and German thought influenced its practitioners. But she also addresses the unique ways in which being Jewish coloured their output, suggesting that a keen sense of particularity enabled the Jewish philosophers to help define the whole modern era. Intended to be used as a core undergraduate text, the book will also appeal to anyone with an interest how some of the greatest minds of the age grappled with some of its most urgent and fascinating philosophical problems.

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An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy

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Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

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Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

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Reexamining Emmanuel Levinas's essays on Jewish education, Claire Elise Katz provides new insights into the importance of education and its potential to transform a democratic society, for Levinas's larger philosophical project. Katz examines Levinas's "Crisis of Humanism," which motivated his effort to describe a new ethical subject. Taking into account his multiple influences on social science and the humanities, and his various identities as a Jewish thinker, philosopher, and educator, Katz delves deeply into Levinas's works to understand the grounding of this ethical subject.

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Indiana University Press

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0253007623

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Levinas, Judaism, and the Feminine

The Silent Footsteps of Rebecca

By: Claire Elise Katz

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Levinas, Judaism, and the Feminine

The Silent Footsteps of Rebecca

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Challenging previous interpretations of Levinas that gloss over his use of the feminine or show how he overlooks questions raised by feminists, Claire Elise Katz explores the powerful and productive links between the feminine and religion in Levinas's work. Rather than viewing the feminine as a metaphor with no significance for women or as a means to reinforce traditional stereotypes, Katz goes beyond questions of sexual difference to reach a more profound understanding of the role of the feminine in Levinas's conception of ethical responsibility. She combines feminist interpretations of Levinas with interpretations that focus on his Jewish writings to reveal that the feminine provides an important bridge between his philosophy and his Judaism. Katz's reading of Levinas's conception of the feminine against the backdrop of discussions of women of the Hebrew bible points to important shifts in contemporary philosophy toward the creation of life and care for the other.

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Indiana University Press

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Levinas, Judaism, and the Feminine

The Silent Footsteps of Rebecca

By: Claire Elise Katz

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Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

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An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy

An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy

An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy

An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy

Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

Levinas, Judaism, and the Feminine

Levinas, Judaism, and the Feminine

Levinas, Judaism, and the Feminine

Levinas, Judaism, and the Feminine

Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism

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