| Encounters of Consequence: Jewish Philosophy in the Twentieth Century and Beyond Contributor(s): Oppenheim, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934843679 ISBN-13: 9781934843673 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 181.06 |
| LCCN: 2009039464 |
| Series: Judaism and Jewish Life |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.69 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Encounters of Consequence provides an introduction to and deeper analysis of the situation of Jewish philosophy beginning in the last century. It charts Jewish philosophy's engagement with modernity and post-modernity along two overlapping axes--issues and persons--which often intersect. Key issues in modern Jewish philosophy are raised, including: the nature of Judaism and Jewish identity, the quests for meaning and continuity, the value of remaining a Jew, and the relevance of Jewish law, as well as the challenges of secularism, modern history (including the Holocaust), feminism and religious pluralism. Featured are many philosophers of encounter: Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas, as well as Joseph Soloveitchik, Gershom Scholem, Arthur Cohen, Eliezer Schweid, Emil Fackenheim, and Irving Greenberg. |