Violence and messianism : Jewish philosophy and the great conflicts of the twentieth century / Petar Bojanic ; translated by Edward Djordjevic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bojanic, Petar, author.

Contributor:

Djordjevic, Edward, translator.

Series:

Routledge Jewish studies series.

Routledge Jewish Studies Series

Language:

English

Serbian

Subjects (All):

Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929--Influence.

Rosenzweig, Franz.

Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940--Influence.

Benjamin, Walter.

Buber, Martin, 1878-1965--Influence.

Buber, Martin.

Violence--Philosophy.

Violence.

Peace (Philosophy).

Messianic era (Judaism)--Philosophy.

Messianic era (Judaism).

Messiah--Judaism--Philosophy.

Messiah.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2018]

Summary:

"Violence and Messianism looks at how some of the figures of the so-called Renaissance of "Jewish" philosophy between the two world wars--Franz Rosenzweig, Walter Benjamin and Martin Buber--grappled with problems of violence, revolution and war. At once inheriting and breaking with the great historical figures of political philosophy such as Kant and Hegel, they also exerted considerable influence on the next generation of European philosophers, like Levinas, derrida and others. This book aims to think through the great conflicts in the past century in the context of the theory of catastrophe and the beginning of new messianic time. Firstly, it is a book about means and ends--that is, about whether good ends can be achieved through bad means. Second, it is a book about time: peace time, war time, time it takes to transfer from war to peace, etc. Is a period of peace simply a time that excludes all violence? How long does it take to establish peace (to remove all violence)? Building on this, it then discusses whether there is anything that can be called messianic acting. Can we--are we capable of, or allowed to--act violently in order to hasten the arrival of the Messiah and peace? And would we then be in messianic time? Finally, how does this notion of messianism--a name for a sudden and unpredictable event--fit in, for example, with our contemporary understanding of terrorist violence? The book attempts to understand such pressing questions by reconstructing the notions of violence and messianism as they were elaborated by 20th century Jewish political thought"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I. Violence and illness. Figures of the other, figures of Hegel

II. Translating war into peace: quid pro quo

III. Love of the enemy

IV. Grounds for war

V. Pazifistischer zug

VI. That aftertaste of violence: violence against violence

VII. Sacrifice: word, institution, institutionalization

VIII. Divine violence. Radical violence. Korah's rebellion

IX. Victory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-72294-8

1-315-18169-X

1-351-72295-6

OCLC:

1005692018