Emil L. Fackenheim : philosopher, theologian, Jew / edited by Sharon Portnoff, James A. Diamond, and Martin D. Yaffe ; with a foreword by Elie Wiesel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Portnoff, Sharon.

Diamond, James Arthur.

Yaffe, Martin D.

Series:

Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 5.

Supplements to the journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fackenheim, Emil L.

Jewish philosophers.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Judaism and philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Emil L. Fackenheim: Philosopher, Theologian, Jew is a scholarly tribute to Fackenheim’s memory. Fackenheim’s combination of erudition and generosity served to inspire a lifetime of philosophical inquiry, and a number of his students are represented in this volume. The volume, in order to provide a forum through which to introduce his thought to a broader audience, covers a wide spectrum of Fackenheim’s work including biographical, philosophical, and theological aspects of his thought that have not been addressed adequately in the past. Elie Wiesel, a close personal friend to Fackenheim for over 30 years, has provided the Foreword for the volume.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / M. Yaffe , Sharon Portnoff and J. Diamond

Introductory remarks / Sharon Portnoff

Fackenheim in the fifties / John Burbidge

Between Halle and Jerusalem / Michael Oppenheim

Fackenheim’s hermeneutical circle / Michael L. Morgan

Thought going to school with life? Fackenheim’s last philosophical testament / Benjamin Pollock

Fackenheim’s paradoxical 614th commandment: Some personal reflections / Martin J. Plax

Historicism and revelation in Emil Fackenheim’s self-distancing from Leo Strauss / Martin D. Yaffe

Leo Strauss’s challenge to Emil Fackenheim: Heidegger, radical historicism, and diabolical evil / Kenneth Hart Green

Fackenheim’s hegelian return to contingency / Sharon Portnoff

Judaism and the tragic vision: Emil Fackenheim on the problem of dirty hands / Sam Ajzenstat

A time for Emil Fackenheim, a time for Baruch Spinoza / Heidi Morrison Ravven

Rabbi Fackenheim and philosophical encounter with Elijah’s wager / James A. Diamond

Tikkun in Fackenheim’s leben-denken as a trace of lurianic Kabbalah / Aubrey L. Glazer

In search of a meaningful response to the Holocaust: Reflections on Fackenheim’s 614th commandment / Lionel Rubinoff

Emil Fackenheim and the levitical order of thinking / Michael Kigel

Bibliography / M. Yaffe , Sharon Portnoff and J. Diamond

Contributors / M. Yaffe , Sharon Portnoff and J. Diamond

Index / M. Yaffe , Sharon Portnoff and J. Diamond.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical (p. [323]-330) and references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39703-6

9786612397035

90-474-2934-6

OCLC:

609847219

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004157675.i-342 DOI