Responses to Fackenheim's reflections on the centrality of the Holocaust to philosophy, Jewish thought, and contemporary experience.
Emil Fackenheim (1916-2003), one of the most important Jewish philosophers of the twentieth century, called on the world at large not only to bear witness to the Holocaust as an unprecedented assault on Judaism and on humanity, but also to recognize that the question of what it means to philosophize-indeed, what it means to be human-must be raised anew in its wake. The Philosopher as Witness begins with two recent essays written by Fackenheim himself and includes responses to the questions that Fackenheim posed to philosophy, Judaism, and humanity after the Holocaust. The contributors to this book dare to extend that questioning through a critical examination of Fackenheim's own thought and through an exploration of some of the ramifications of his work for fields of study and realms of religious life that transcend his own.
| ISBN: | 9780791474563 |
| Publication date: | 8th January 2009 |
| Author: | Michael L Morgan, Benjamin Pollock |
| Publisher: | SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Series: | SUNY Series in Contemporary Jewish Thought |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of religion The Holocaust Judaism |
Responses to Fackenheim's reflections on the centrality of the Holocaust to philosophy, Jewish thought, and contemporary experience.Emil Fackenheim (1916-2003), one of the most important Jewish philosophers of the twentieth century, called on the world at large not only to bear witness to the Holocaust as an unprecedented assault on Judaism and on humanity, but also to recognize that the question of what it means to philosophize-indeed, what it means to be human-must be raised anew in its wake. The Philosopher as Witness begins with two recent essays written by Fackenheim himself and includes responses to the questions that Fackenheim posed to philosophy, Judaism, and humanity after the Holocaust.
The Philosopher as Witness features in the following genres: Philosophy of religion, The Holocaust, Judaism
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The Philosopher as Witness was written by Michael L Morgan, Benjamin Pollock and published by SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press
The Philosopher as Witness has 250 pages
Yes it is part of SUNY Series in Contemporary Jewish Thought series