Light shelf wear to dust jacket otherwise, like new. Unread. Very clean and sound. 234 pgs. Brandeis University Press. The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series.

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Title

Philosophical Witnessing: The Holocaust as Presence

Publisher

Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Ma

Publication Date

2009

Language

English

ISBN 10

1584657413

ISBN 13

9781584657415

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Dimensions

Weight

544 grams

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In this volume, eminent scholar Berel Lang brings the perspective of philosophical analysis to bear on issues related to the Holocaust. Setting out from a conception of philosophical “witnessing” that expands and illuminates the standard view of the witness, he confronts the question of what philosophy can add to the views of the Holocaust provided in other disciplines. Drawing on the philosophical areas of political theory, ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history, he draws attention especially to the post-Holocaust emphasis on the concepts of genocide and “group rights.” Lang’s study, which emphasizes the moral choices that now face post-Holocaust thought, inspires the reader to think of the Holocaust in new ways, showing how its continued presence in contemporary consciousness affects areas of thought and practice not directly associated with that event.

About the Author

BEREL LANG’s previous books include Act and Idea in the Nazi Genocide and Holocaust-Representation: Art within the Limits of History and Ethics. Since 2005, he has been Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Letters at Wesleyan University.

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