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- Reading Levinas/Reading Talmud: An Introduction
- Book
- 1998
- Published by: Jewish Publication Society
summary
Although Jewish scholars have recognized the French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas as one of the greatest minds of this century, the majority of Jews have remained ignorant of his teachings, largely because his work-even in translation-is dense and erudite. Rabbi Ira Stone, who has studied Levinas's work for many years and incorporated his methods and perspectives into his own teaching, now makes Levinas accessible to lay readers for the first time.
Table of Contents
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- Half-Title
- p. i
- Full Title
- p. iii
- Dedication
- p. v
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- 1: Theory--A Levinasian Dictionary
- General Remarks
- pp. 3-6
- The General Philosophy
- pp. 7-9
- Time, Love, and Fecundity
- pp. 10-13
- An Interruption: Levinas and Talmud
- pp. 19-22
- Toward God
- pp. 28-30
- 2: Method
- Method: General Remarks
- pp. 33-36
- In the Beginning
- pp. 37-39
- The First Reading
- pp. 40-43
- The Second Reading
- pp. 44-45
- The Third Reading
- pp. 46-48
- 3: The Practice of Talmud--The Readings
- Prayer and the End of Metaphysics
- pp. 51-57
- Translation and the Limits of Logic
- pp. 58-71
- Life, Death, and Doing the Laundry
- pp. 80-84
- What's in a New Year?
- pp. 85-92
- Prophecy, Sacrifice, and Suffering
- pp. 93-102
- The Problem of the Absent God
- pp. 103-116
- Constructing the Gateway to Heaven
- pp. 117-126
- What is Hanukkah?
- pp. 127-142
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 153-154
- Index of Biblical Passages
- pp. 155-156
Additional Information
ISBN
9780827610538
Related ISBN(s)
9780827606067
MARC Record
OCLC
676696241
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No