RT Book
T1 The life and thought of Hans Jonas: Jewish dimensions
T2 The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series
A1 Wiese, Christian 1961-
A2 Wiese, Christian 1961-
LA English
PP Waltham, Mass u.a.
PB Brandeis University Press [u.a.]
YR 2007
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/526727012
AB The fight for the dignity of the Jews : the impact of Zionism and the Holocaust on Jonas's biography and thought -- From the Rhineland to Jerusalem -- Against the "cult of power and contempt for humanity" -- Friendships and conflicts among German-Jewish émigré scholars -- "For a time i was privileged to enjoy his friendship" : the ambivalent relation to Gershom Scholem -- The mystery of Jewish existence and contested memories : impressions of Jonas's friendship with Hannah Arendt -- "Revolt against escapism" : Jewish dimensions of Jonas's ethics of responsibility -- The value of life : philosophical critique of nihilism -- Rotseh ba-hayyim : creation and responsibility for the "sanctity of life" -- De-messianized tikkun : human responsibility for the "Divine adventure
NO Translated from the German. - Includes bibliographical references and index
CN B3279.J664
SN 1584656387
SN 9781584656388
K1 Jonas, Hans : 1903-1993
K1 Jewish philosophers : Germany