The life and thought of Hans Jonas : Jewish dimensions / Christian Wiese ; translated by Jeffrey Grossman and Christian Wiese

Author: Wiese, Christian, 1961-
Uniform Title: Hans Jonas. English
Published: Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press ; Hanover : Published by University Press of New England, [2007]
Copyright Date: ©2007
Physical Description: xxvii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered)

Contents

The fight for the dignity of the Jews : the impact of Zionism and the Holocaust on Jonas's biography and thought -- From the Rhineland to Jerusalem -- Against the "cult of power and contempt for humanity" -- Friendships and conflicts among German-Jewish émigré scholars -- "For a time i was privileged to enjoy his friendship" : the ambivalent relation to Gershom Scholem -- The mystery of Jewish existence and contested memories : impressions of Jonas's friendship with Hannah Arendt -- "Revolt against escapism" : Jewish dimensions of Jonas's ethics of responsibility -- The value of life : philosophical critique of nihilism -- Rotseh ba-hayyim : creation and responsibility for the "sanctity of life" -- De-messianized tikkun : human responsibility for the "Divine adventure".

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9781584656388 (cloth : alk. paper)
1584656387 (cloth : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-254) and index.

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