Emil L. Fackenheim - A Jewish Philosopher''s Response to the Holocaust

Informationen zum Autor David Patterson is the Bornblum Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Memphis. A winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award, he has published more than 125 articles and chapters on philosophy, literature, Judaism, and Holocaust studies. Klappentext In this revealing book, David Patterson explores Fackenheim's rigorous pursuit of a philosophical response to the tragedy of the Holocaust. Fackenheim's writing sheds light on the tensions between Jewish thinking and German philosophy, illustrating how elements of the latter were used by the Nazis to justify Jewish annihilation. Zusammenfassung Emil Fackenheim was the last in a long line of Jewish philosophers to emerge from Germany! the modern center of Western philosophy! following Moses Mendelssohn! Leo Baeck! and Martin Buber. This book explores Fackenheim's rigorous pursuit of a philosophical response to the tragedy of the Holocaust.

Product details

• Authors: David Patterson, Patterson David
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2008
• EAN: 9780815631835
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3183-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Religion, Theology, and the Ho; Religion, Theology and the Holocaust; Religion, Theology, and the Ho; Religion, Theology and the Hol
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous