Judaism and Modernity
Author | : Gillian Rose |
Publisher | : Verso Books |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2017-03-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786630902 |
ISBN-13 | : 1786630907 |
Rating | : 4/5 (907 Downloads) |
Download or read book Judaism and Modernity written by Gillian Rose and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reinterpretation of thinkers from Benjamin and Rosenzweig to Simone Weil and Derrida Judaism and Modernity: Philosophical Essays challenges the philosophical presentation of Judaism as the sublime ‘other’ of modernity. Here, Gillian Rose develops a philosophical alternative to deconstruction and post-modernism by critically re-engaging the social and political issues at stake in every reconstruction.