The philosopher as witness : Fackenheim and responses to the Holocaust /
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series in contemporary Jewish thought SUNY series in contemporary Jewish thought. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11171314 |
| Summary: | Emil Fackenheim (1916 2003), one of the most important Jewish philosophers of the twentieth century, called on the world at large not only to bear witness to the Holocaust as an unprecedented assault on Judaism and on humanity, but also to recognize that the question of what it means to philosophize indeed, what it means to be human must be raised anew in its wake. The Philosopher as Witness begins with two recent essays written by Fackenheim himself and includes responses to the questions that Fackenheim posed to philosophy, Judaism, and humanity after the Holocaust. The contributors to this book dare to extend that questioning through a critical examination of Fackenheim s own thought and through an exploration of some of the ramifications of his work for fields of study and realms of religious life that transcend his own. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435648524 1435648528 0791478297 9780791478295 0791474550 0791474569 9780791474556 9780791474563 |