Interrupting Auschwitz
Art, Religion, Philosophy
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2005
192 pages
978-1-84714-390-7 (ISBN)
Description
Josh Cohen argues that Auschwitz is a key problem for how we think and therefore we cannot be assured that Auschwitz will not repeat itself.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-84714-390-7 (9781847143907)
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Book
06/2005
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€48.50
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Person
Josh Cohen is Lecturer in English at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is the author of Spectacular Allegories: Postmodern American Writing and the Politics of Seeing.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Interrupted Absolute: Art, Religion and the 'New Categorical Imperative'
- Chapter 2: 'The Ever-Broken Promise of Happiness': Interrupting Art, or Adorno
- Chapter 3: 'Absolute Insomnia': Interrupting Religion, or Levinas
- Chapter 4: 'To Preserve the Question': Interrupting the Book, or Jabes
- Conclusion: Sharing the Imperative
- Notes
- Index
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