Jewish Messianism and the History of Philosophy

Martin Kavka challenges the ancient opposition between Athens and Jerusalem by retrieving the concept of meontology (the doctrine of nonbeing) in one strand of the Jewish philosophical and theological tradition. Kavka's study also offers new interpretations of important contributors to contemporary Continental philosophy. They critique arguments about the role of lived religion in the thought of Jacques Derrida, the role of Greek philosophy in the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, and the ethical importance of the thought of Franz Rosenzweig.

Author: Martin Kavka
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/10/2004
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.30w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780521831031