The Philosophical Pathos Of Susan Taubes
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The Philosophical Pathos Of Susan Taubes
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Author : Elliot R. Wolfson
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2023-04-11
The Philosophical Pathos Of Susan Taubes written by Elliot R. Wolfson and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-11 with Religion categories.
The Philosophical Pathos of Susan Taubes offers a detailed analysis of an extraordinary figure in the twentieth-century history of Jewish thought, Western philosophy, and the study of religion. Drawing on close readings of Susan Taubes's writings, including her correspondence with Jacob Taubes, scholarly essays, literary compositions, and poems, Elliot R. Wolfson plumbs the depths of the tragic sensibility that shaped her worldview, hovering between the poles of nihilism and hope. By placing Susan Taubes in dialogue with a host of other seminal thinkers, Wolfson illumines how she presciently explored the hypernomian status of Jewish ritual and belief after the Holocaust; the theopolitical challenges of Zionism and the dangers of ethnonationalism; the antitheological theology and gnostic repercussions of Heideggerian thought; the mystical atheism and apophaticism of tragedy in Simone Weil; and the understanding of poetry as the means to face the faceless and to confront the silence of death in the temporal overcoming of time through time. Wolfson delves into the abyss that molded Susan Taubes's mytheological thinking, making a powerful case for the continued relevance of her work to the study of philosophy and religion today.
Nocturnal Seeing
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Author : Elliot R. Wolfson
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2024-10-29
Nocturnal Seeing written by Elliot R. Wolfson and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-29 with Philosophy categories.
In this erudite new work, Elliot R. Wolfson explores philosophical gnosis in the writings of Susan Taubes, Gillian Rose, and Edith Wyschogrod. The juxtaposition of these three extraordinary, albeit relatively neglected, philosophers provides a prism through which Wolfson scrutinizes the interplay of ethics, politics, and theology. The bond that ties together the diverse and multifaceted worldviews promulgated by Taubes, Rose, and Wyschogrod is the mutual recognition of the need to enunciate a response to the calamities of the twentieth century based on an incontrovertible acknowledgment of the decadence and malevolence of human beings, without, however, succumbing to acrimony and despair. The speculation of each of these philosophers on melancholia and the tragicomedy of being is unquestionably intricate, exhibiting subtle variations and idiosyncrasies, but we can nevertheless identify a common denominator in their attempt to find the midpoint positioned between hope and hopelessness. As Wolfson articulates, Taubes, Rose, and Wyschogrod exemplify a philosophical sensibility informed by a nocturnal seeing, which is not merely a seeing in the night but rather a seeing of the night. Ultimately, the book reveals the potential for these thinkers' ideas to enhance our moral sensitivity and to encourage participation in the ongoing struggle for meaning and decency in the present.
A Companion To Martin Buber
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Author : Paul Mendes-Flohr
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2025-06-25
A Companion To Martin Buber written by Paul Mendes-Flohr and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-25 with Religion categories.
A definitive, international guide to the thought of the most important twentieth-century Jewish philosopher. In his 1923 essay, I and Thou, the philosopher, theologian, and activist Martin Buber introduced a philosophy of dialogue that achieved a global, interdisciplinary resonance. For Buber, dialogue was more than a conversation; dialogue discloses something essential about our orientation and our lives with one another. This companion assembles twenty-six scholars from a dozen countries to explore Buber’s international reputation and legacy in education, interfaith relations, Judaism, philosophy, politics, and psychology. The result is an essential guide to one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century.
New Perspectives On Henry Corbin
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Author : Hadi Fakhoury
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2025-07-24
New Perspectives On Henry Corbin written by Hadi Fakhoury and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-24 with Religion categories.
This collection brings together scholars from various fields to explore the work, life, and legacy of Henry Corbin (1903–1978), a towering figure in the modern study of Islamic esoteric spirituality. A valuable resource for students and researchers alike, it highlights Corbin's unique contributions not only to Islamic philosophy and mysticism, but also to Neoplatonism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, musical and literary theory, film criticism, political thought, and comparative religion.
New Paths In Jewish And Religious Studies
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Author : Glenn Dynner
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2024-06-15
New Paths In Jewish And Religious Studies written by Glenn Dynner and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-15 with Social Science categories.
The work of Elliot R. Wolfson has profoundly influenced the fields of Jewish studies as well as philosophy and religion more broadly. His radically new approaches have created pioneering ways of analyzing texts and thinking about religion through the lens of gender, sexuality, and feminist theory. The contributors to New Paths in Jewish and Religious Studies: Essays in Honor of Professor Elliot R. Wolfson, many of whom are internationally renowned scholars, hearken from diverse fields. Each has learned from and collaborated with Wolfson as student or colleague, and each has expanded the new scholarly directions initiated by Wolfson’s groundbreaking work. Wolfson’s scholarship gives us innovative ways to think about Judaism and a fresh understanding of religion. Not only a scholar, Wolfson is one of the most important Jewish thinkers of our day. Chapters are grouped according to the categories of religion, Jewish thought and philosophy, and a focused section on Kabbalah, Wolfson’s primary specialization. The volume concludes with a bibliography of Wolfson’s published work and a selection of his poetry.
Kabbalah And Catastrophe
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Author : Hartley Lachter
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2024-10-22
Kabbalah And Catastrophe written by Hartley Lachter and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-22 with History categories.
While premodern kabbalistic texts were not chronicles of historical events, they provided elaborate models for understanding the secret divine plan guiding human affairs. Hartley Lachter analyzes innovative kabbalistic doctrines, such as the idea of reincarnation and the notion of multiple successive universes, through which Jewish mystics sought to demonstrate that the misfortunes of Jewish history were in fact necessary steps toward redemption. Lachter argues that these works, mostly composed between the early 14th century and the generation affected by the Spanish expulsion in the early 16th century, enabled Jewish readers to make sense of the troubling misfortunes of their own time. Kabbalah and Catastrophe uncovers the remarkable variety of ways that kabbalists deployed esoteric tradition to argue that God had not abandoned the Jews to the inscrutable forces of history. Instead, they suggested to readers that Jews are history's primary actors, and that despite their small numbers and lack of military power, Jews nonetheless secretly push history forward. For scholars of Jewish mysticism and medieval Jewish history, Lachter articulates how premodern mystical texts can be crucial sources of insight into how Jews understood the meaning of history.
Kabbalah And The Rupture Of Modernity
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Author : Eli Rubin
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2025-03-25
Kabbalah And The Rupture Of Modernity written by Eli Rubin and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-25 with Religion categories.
Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity provides a comprehensive intellectual and institutional history of Chabad Hasidism through the Kabbalistic concept of ṣimṣum. The onset of modernity, Eli Rubin argues, was heralded by this startling idea: existence itself is predicated on a self-inflicted "rupture" in the infinite assertion of divinity. Centuries of theoretical disputations concerning ṣimṣum ultimately morphed into religious and social schism. These debates confronted the meaning of being and forged the animating ethos of Chabad, the most dynamic movement in modern Judaism. Chabad's distinctive character and self-image, Rubin shows, emerged from its spirited defense of Hasidism's interpretation of ṣimṣum as an act of love leading to rapturous reunion. This interpretation ignited a literal conflagration, complete with book burnings, denunciations, investigations, and arrests. Chabad's subsequent preoccupation with ṣimṣum was equally significant for questions of legitimacy, authority, and succession, as for existential questions of being and meaning. Unfolding the story of Chabad from the early modern period to the twentieth century, this book provides fresh portraits of the successive leaders of the movement. Innovatively integrating history, philosophy, and literature, Rubin shows how Kabbalistic ideas are crucially entangled in the experience of modernity and in the response to its ruptures.
The Exile Of Language
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Author : Libera Pisano
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2025-06-05
The Exile Of Language written by Libera Pisano and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-05 with Religion categories.
The Exile of Language uncovers a hidden chapter in the history of philosophy, where early twentieth-century German-Jewish thinkers such as Fritz Mauthner, Gustav Landauer, Margarete Susman, Franz Rosenzweig, and Walter Benjamin grappled with the inherent tension of their intertwined identities. The study of these thinkers reveals how a sceptical and diasporic approach to language can question and reshape traditional concepts of belonging, purity, and nation. By confronting the myth of autochthony, their critiques of linguistic and national idolatry offer a fresh lens for reimagining politics in our times. This narrative blends philosophical depth with groundbreaking insights, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the dynamic interplay of language, identity, and community.
Literatur Als Voraussetzung Der Kulturgeschichte
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Author : Sigrid Weigel
language : de
Publisher: Wilhelm Fink Verlag
Release Date : 2004
Literatur Als Voraussetzung Der Kulturgeschichte written by Sigrid Weigel and has been published by Wilhelm Fink Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Grundlage der Studien ist die Wahlverwandtschaft zwischen Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft. Denn unser Wissen von der Kulturgeschichte, so die Ausgangsthese des Buches, entspringt der Lektüre. Deren an Texten entwickeltes Vermögen zur Entzifferung wird dabei auf die Signaturen anderer Hinterlassenschaften übertragen: neben dem Archiv schriftlich überlieferten Wissens auch auf bildliche und (ikono-) graphische Darstellungen, auf Topographien, Photos und Überreste: "Umkehr ist die Richtung des Studiums, die das Dasein in Schrift verwandelt" (Walter Benjamin). Betrachtung des Daseins als Schrift aber heißt: Beerbung philologischer Methoden, Analyse der Figurativität, Ikonographik und Medialität von Darstellungen sowie Aufmerksamkeit für die Bilder und Worte, die den Begriffen vorausgehen und diese erst ermöglichen. Im Unterschied zur Histoire Naturelle geht es der im Buch präsentierten Historie Culturelle weniger um die Ordnung der Dinge als um symbolische Praktiken und Deutungsmuster oder um die Frage, wie kulturelles Wissen entsteht. Jenseits der großen Erzählungen und Entwicklungsgeschichten richtet sich ihr Blick auf exemplarische Szenarien und signifikante Details, auf einzelne Schauplätze und Denkfiguren. Während "kulturalistische" und medientheoretische Betrachtungsweisen sonst oft auseinanderlaufen, spielt in Weigels kulturwissenschaftlichen Lektüren die Spur der Affekte in der Geschichte eine ebenso bedeutsame Rolle wie die Historizität des Wissens und seiner Begriffe, wird dem Umgang mit religiösen Überlieferungen die gleiche Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet wie dem medienbedingten Wandel von Kulturtechniken. Denn Kulturwissenschaft ist für sie keine neue Disziplin, sondern entspringt einer Arbeit an Übergängen. Insofern stehen Schauplätze und Figuren wie Konversion, Übersetzung und Säkularisierung im Mittelpunkt des Interesses. Und deshalb spielen Autoren wie Freud, Benjamin und Warburg, deren Denken sich an der Schwelle von traditionellen Fächern wie der Medizin, der Germanistik und der Kunstgeschichte zu einer Lektüre der europäischer Kultur ausgebildet hat, eine zentrale Rolle für ihre Methode. Das Buch versammelt Studien zu Shakespeare, Kleist, Freud, Benjamin, Susan Taubes und den aktuellen Cultural Studies. Und es verfolgt kulturgeschichtliche Spuren von Pathos-Passion-Gefühl, von Bild-Leküren und Stadt-Topographien.
The Political Theology Of Paul
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Author : Jacob Taubes
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Political Theology Of Paul written by Jacob Taubes and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
This highly original interpretation of Paul by the Jewish philosopher of religion Jacob Taubes was presented in a number of lectures held in Heidelberg toward the end of his life, and was regarded by him as his "spiritual testament. Taubes engages with classic Paul commentators, including Karl Barth, but also situates the Pauline text in the context of Freud, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorno, Scholem, and Rosenzweig. In his distinctive argument for the apocalyptic-revolutionary potential of Romans, Taubes also takes issue with the "political theology advanced by the conservative Catholic jurist Carl Schmitt. Taubess reading has been crucial for a number of interpretations of political theology and of Paul--including those of Jan Assmann and Giorgio Agamben--and it belongs to a wave of fresh considerations of Pauls legacy (Boyarin, Lyotard, Badiou, Zîzêk). Finally, Taubess far-ranging lectures provide important insights into the singular experiences and views of this unconventional Jewish intellectual living in post-Holocaust Germany.