Emil L. Fackenheim: A Jewish Philosopher's Response to the Holocaust

by David Patterson

Overview

In this revealing book, David Patterson explores Fackenheim's rigorous pursuit of a philosophical response to the tragedy of the Holocaust. Fackenheim's writing sheds light on the tensions between Jewish thinking and German philosophy, illustrating how elements of the latter were used by the Nazis to justify Jewish annihilation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815631835
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	03/14/2008
Series:	Religion, Theology and the Holocaust
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

David Patterson is the Bornblum Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Memphis. A winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award, he has published more than 125 articles and chapters on philosophy, literature, Judaism, and Holocaust studies.

Table of Contents

Preface     ix
Acknowledgments     xxi
Introduction: The Last of the German Jewish Philosophers     1
The Philosophical Roots of the Holocaust     30
The Jewish Encounter with Modern Philosophy     57
The Matter of Singularity     92
From Auschwitz to Jerusalem     123
Tikkun Haolam     155
Closing Reflections     186
References     195
Index     207

Editorial Reviews

Emil Fackenheim assumed the impossible task of responding to the Nazi annihilation of the Jews of Europe. He engaged in the pursuit of the philosophical implications of the slaughter of the Jewish people on Jewish thought, Judaism, the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and on philosophy itself.

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