On Liberty: Jewish Philosophical Perspectives

Author:   Daniel Frank (Purdue University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780700711444


Pages:   219
Publication Date:   24 September 1999
Format:   Hardback
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On Liberty: Jewish Philosophical Perspectives


Overview

This particularly timely volume advances the debate between communitarians and liberals by particularising it to the experience of Jews living in the modern world. Since the Enlightenment, Jews have been offered the opportunity to participate in civil society and this option has caused a reconceptualisation of the relationships between the individual Jew and the communities, religious and secular, of which he or she is a member. The book presents nine specially commissioned essays by renowned scholars, who focus on the variety of views that may be taken of these relationships.

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Author:   Daniel Frank (Purdue University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780700711444


ISBN 10:   0700711449
Pages:   219
Publication Date:   24 September 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Judaism and the liberal state: on liberty reconsidered; Judaism and the liberal state; particularism, pluralism and liberty; the communitarian-liberalism debate in Jewish perspective; can Judaism incorporate human rights, democracy and personal autonomy?; democracy and Judaism - the current debate. Part 2 Liberty and authority in Jewish political thought: is there a concept of political liberty in medieval Jewish philosophy?; liberty, authority and the consent in Judaism - a Maimonidean reconstruction of the biblical text; political liberty - the rhetoric of the responsa.

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