Avi Sagi : : existentialism, pluralism, and identity / / edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes.

• Superior document: Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers, Volume 10
• TeilnehmendeR: Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava,; Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers ; Volume 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Avi Sagi is Professor of Philosophy at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. A philosopher, literary critic, scholar of cultural studies, historian and philosopher of halakhah, public intellectual, social critic, and educator, Sagi has written most lucidly on the challenges that face humanity, Judaism, and Israeli society today. As an intertextual thinker, Sagi integrates numerous strands within contemporary philosophy, while critically engaging Jewish and non-Jewish philosophers. Offering an insightful defense of pluralism and multiculturalism, his numerous writings integrate philosophy, religion, theology, jurisprudence, psychology, art, literature, and politics, charting a new path for Jewish thought in the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Avi Sagi: An Intellectual Portrait / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- The Punishment of Amalek in Jewish Tradition: Coping with the Moral Problem / Avi Sagi -- Natural Law and Halakhah: A Critical Analysis / Avi Sagi -- Tikkun Olam: Between Utopian Idea and Socio-Historical Process / Avi Sagi -- Justifying Interreligious Pluralism / Avi Sagi -- Interview with Avi Sagi / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- Select Bibliography.