Leo Strauss and Emmanuel Levinas : philosophy and the politics of revelation / Leora Batnitzky.
| Author/creator | Batnitzky, Leora, 1966- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xxii, 280 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Strauss and Levinas between Athens and Jerusalem -- Levinas's defense of modern philosophy : how Strauss might respond -- "Freedom depends upon its bondage" : the shared debt to Franz Rosenzweig -- An irrationalist rationalism : Levinas's transformation of Hermann Cohen -- The possibility of premodern rationalism : Strauss's transformation of Hermann Cohen -- Against utopia : law and its limits -- Zionism and the discovery of prophetic politics -- Politics and hermeneutics : Strauss's and Levinas's retrieval of classical Jewish sources -- Revelation and commandment : Strauss, Levinas, and the theologico-political predicament. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-266) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005022907 |
| ISBN | 052186156X |
| ISBN | 9780521861564 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B5800 .B38 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |