| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 199 pages) |
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Indiana series in the philosophy of religion |
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Indiana series in the philosophy of religion.
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| Contents |
1. Judaism and the Ethical: Recovering the Other -- 2. The Time of Creation -- 3. The Inauguration of Sexual Difference -- 4. The Hospitality of the Feminine -- 5. Eros, Sexual Difference, and the Question of Ethics -- 6. Ruth; or, Love and the Ethics of Fecundity -- 7. Cain and the Responsibility of Choice -- 8. Abraham and the Tempering of Virility -- 9. Maternity, Sacrifice, and Sarah's Choice -- 10. The Silent Footsteps of Rebecca -- Works by Emmanuel Levinas |
| Summary |
In Levinas, Judaism and the Feminine, Claire Katz explores the powerful and productive links between the feminine and religion in Levinas's work. Rather than viewing the feminine as a metaphor with no significance for women or as a means to reinforce traditional stereotypes, Katz goes beyond the questions of sexual difference to reach a more profound understanding of the role of the feminine in Levinas's conception of ethical responsibility. Katz's reading of Levinas's conception of the feminine against a backdrop of discussions of women of the Hebrew bible points to important shifts in cont |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Lévinas, Emmanuel.
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| SUBJECT |
Lévinas, Emmanuel fast |
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Lévinas, Emmanuel. swd |
| Subject |
Femininity (Philosophy) -- History -- 20th century
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Ethics, Modern -- 20th century.
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Jewish ethics -- History -- 20th century
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Ethics, Modern
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Femininity (Philosophy)
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Jewish ethics
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Jüdische Ethik
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Feministische Philosophie
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Ethiek.
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Jodendom.
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Vrouwelijkheid.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0253110777 |
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9780253110770 |
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9780253343024 |
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025334302X |
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9780253216243 |
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0253216249 |
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9786612071409 |
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6612071400 |
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1282071408 |
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9781282071407 |
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