In the Time of the Nations

Levinas, Emmanuel

ISBN 10: 0253332958 / ISBN 13: 9780253332950

Published by Indiana University Press, 1994

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Very good condition except for some spotting on top edge, text block clear and binding good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Time of the Nations
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253332958
• ISBN 13: 9780253332950
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

The 'nations' of the title are the 'seventy nations': in the Talmudic idiom, the whole of humanity surrounding Israel. In this major collection of essays, Levinas considers Judaism's uncertain relationship to European culture since the Enlightenment, problems of distance and integration. It also includes five Talmudic readings from between 1981 and 1986, essays on Franz Rosenzweig and Moses Mendelssohn, and a discussion with Francoise Armengaud which raises questions of central importance to Jewish philosophy in the context of general philosophy. This work brings to the fore the vital encounter between philosophy and Judaism, a hallmark of Levinas's thought.