Daniel H. Weiss

Paradox and the Prophets (eBook, PDF)

Hermann Cohen and the Indirect Communication of Religion

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Weiss examines the style and method of Hermann Cohen's magnum opus, Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism. Through philosophical and scriptural analyses, Weiss argues for a new reading of this long-misunderstood book, demonstrating Cohen's continuing significance for Jewish thought and for philosophy of religion more broadly.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199896165
• Artikelnr.: 38129113

Autorenporträt

Polonsky-Coexist Lecturer in Jewish Studies, Cambridge University

Inhaltsangabe

* Abbreviations
* Introduction
* A Note on Terminology: Warding off some common connotations
* Chapter 1: Hermann Cohen's''The Style of the Prophets''
* Chapter 2: The Sources of Multiplicity: Cohen's Project in its Own
Terms
* Chapter 3: Resisting Auflösung: A Single-voiced Attempt
* Chapter 4: Making Cohen's Style Explicit: A Kierkegaardian Interlude
* Chapter 5: Communicating through Contradiction: Cohen's Performance
of Religious Concepts
* Chapter 6: The Task, the Moment, and the Messianic Future
* Conclusion
* Bibliography