Leibowitz and Levinas
Between Judaism and Universalism
1st Edition
Published on 28. June 2022
100 pages
978-1-64469-855-6 (ISBN)
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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.
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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.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.
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.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.
Content
Introduction1. A Portrait of the Philosopher as a Young Man2. The 1930s-Early Writings3. The Case against Political Messianism and the Philosophy of History4. Leibowitz, Levinas, and Zionism5. Mysticism Under the Guise of MusarAfterword
