Leibowitz and Levinas : Between Judaism and universalism / Rabbi Dr. Tal Sessler ; translated by Eylon Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sessler, Tal, 1977- author.

Contributor:

Levy, Eylon, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy--History--20th century.

Jewish philosophy.

Universalism.

Leibowitz, Yeshayahu, 1903-1994.

Leibowitz, Yeshayahu.

Lévinas, Emmanuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2022]

Language Note:

Translated from the Hebrew.

Summary:

"Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Emmanuel Levinas were amongst the two leading Jewish thinkers to have emerged in the second half of the twentieth century. This book puts in dialogue these two titanic figures, particularly within the framework of their respective critiques of political theology, European totalitarianism, as well as their doctrinal approaches to the Zionist enterprise. This work constitutes a lens through which to reappraise some of the chief questions of contemporary Jewish identity, including the Holocaust, the State of Israel, Diaspora Jewry, modernity and traditionalism, as well as continuity and change"-- Source other than Library of Congress.

Contents:

Introduction

A portrait of the philosopher as a young man

The 1930s : early writings

The case against political messianism and the philosophy of history

Leibowitz, Levinas, and Zionism

A mysticism under the guise of Musar

Afterword.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781644698556

1644698552

9781644698549

1644698544

OCLC:

1333619294