Justice in the city [electronic resource] / Aryeh Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Aryeh.

Series:

New perspectives in post-Rabbinic Judaism.

New perspectives in post-Rabbinic Judaism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism and social problems.

Justice (Jewish theology).

Social justice--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Justice in the City argues, based on the rabbinic textual tradition, especially the Babylonian Talmud, and utilizing French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas' framework of interpersonal ethics, that a just city should be a community of obligation. That is, in a community thus conceived, the privilege of citizenship is the assumption of the obligations of the city towards Others who are not always in view-workers, the poor, the homeless. These Others form a constitutive part of the city. The second part of the book is a close analysis of homelessness, labor, and restorative justice from within the theory that was developed. This title will be useful for scholars and students in Jewish studies, especially rabbinic literature and Jewish thought, but also for those interested in contemporary urban issues.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I

Part II

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-111-6

OCLC:

785776764