Encounters of consequence : Jewish philosophy in the twentieth century and beyond / By Michael Oppenheim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oppenheim, Michael D., 1946-

Series:

Judaism and Jewish life.

Judaism and Jewish life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy--History--20th century.

Jewish philosophy.

Jewish philosophers--History--20th century.

Jewish philosophers.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Some underlying issues of modern Jewish philosophy

Does Judaism have universal significance?

Death and the fear of death in Franz Rosenzweig's The star of redemption

The Halevi book

Into life : Rosenzweig's essays on God, man and the world

The meaning of Hasidism : Martin Buber and Gershom Scholem

Autobiography and the becoming of the self : Martin Buber and Joseph Campbell

Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas : a midrash or thought-experiment

Welcoming the other : the philosophical foundation for pluralism in the works of Charles Davis and Emmanuel Levinas

Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Soren Kierkegaard : reflections on The lonely man of faith

Eliezer Schweid : the first Israeli philosopher

Can we still stay with him? : two Jewish theologians confront the Holocaust (Emil Fackenheim and Arthur Cohen)

Theology and community : the work of Emil Fackenheim

Irving Greenberg : a Jewish dialectic of hope

Feminist Jewish philosophy : a response.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-013-6

OCLC:

769188601