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Sessler, Tal, 1977-

Leibowitz and Levinas : between Judaism and universalism / Tal Sessler ; translated by Eylon Levy. - 1 online resource (99 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- Mysticism under the guise of Musar.

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.


Translated from the Hebrew.

ISBN: 9781644698556 1644698552 9781644698549 1644698544

Standard No.: 10.1515/9781644698549 doi

Source: 22573/ctv2pmsc8q JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Leibovitz, Yeshayahou, 1903-1994
Lévinas, Emmanuel, 1906-1995
Leibowitz, Yeshayahu, 1903-1994
Lévinas, Emmanuel
Leibowitz, Yeshayahu, 1903-1994.
Lévinas, Emmanuel.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jewish philosophy--20th century.
Zionism.
Philosophie juive--20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies.
Jewish philosophy

Subjects--Index Terms: Holocaust. JEwish thinkers. Jewish Studies. Religious Studies. Zionism. intellectual history. philosophy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: B5800 / .S47 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 181.06