Leibowitz and Levinas - Between Judaism and Universalism

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 frameworks of Zionism, political theology, and European totalitarianism.

List of contents

Introduction
1. A Portrait of the Philosopher as a Young Man
2. The 1930s—Early Writings
3. The Case against Political Messianism and the Philosophy of History
4. Leibowitz, Levinas, and Zionism
5. Mysticism Under the Guise of Musar
Afterword

About the author

Rabbi Dr. Tal Sessler is the Dean of the Rabbinical School at the Academy of Jewish Religion in California, where he also teaches Jewish philosophy. He is the author of four books in philosophy and contemporary Jewish identity, and the incoming Senior Rabbi of Congregation Ner Tamid in Palos Verdes.

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 frameworks of Zionism, political theology, and European totalitarianism.

Product details

• Authors: Rabbi Dr. Tal Sessler
• Assisted by: Eylon Levy (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2022
• EAN: 9781644698532
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-853-2
• No. of pages: 100
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 20 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, The Holocaust, Judaism: life and practice, Philosophy of religion, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict