Idolatry and Representation : : The Philosophy of Franz Rosenzweig Reconsidered /

Idolatry and Representation : : The Philosophy of Franz Rosenzweig Reconsidered / / Leora Batnitzky.

Although Franz Rosenzweig is arguably the most important Jewish philosopher of the twentieth century, his thought remains little understood. Here, Leora Batnitzky argues that Rosenzweig's redirection of German-Jewish ethical monotheism anticipates and challenges contemporary trends in religious...

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Batnitzky, Leora,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
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Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Reconsidering Rosenzweig and Modern Conceptions of Idolatry
  • PA RT I : ETHICS AND MONOTHEISM
  • One. The Eradication of Alien Worship: Rosenzweig as Ethical Monotheist
  • Two. Miracles and Martyrs, Ethics and Hermeneutics: Idolatry from Mendelssohn to Rosenzweig
  • Three. The Philosophical Import of Carnal Israel: Hermeneutics and the Structure of Rosenzweig's The Star of Redemption
  • PART II : ART AND LANGUAGE
  • Four Risky Images: Rosenzweig's Aesthetic Theory and Jewish Uncanniness
  • Five The Problem of Translation: Risking the Present for the Sake of the Past
  • PART III: RELIGIONAND POLITICS
  • Six. Risking Religion: Christian Idolatry
  • Seven. Risking Politics: Jewish Idolatry
  • Eight. After Israel: Rosenzweig's Philosophy of Risk Reconsidered
  • Conclusion. The Future of Monotheism
  • Notes
  • Index

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