The Stirrings of a Stubborn and Difficult Freedom
Assimilation, Education, and Levinas’s Crisis of Humanism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7991651 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Elise Katz (0000-0001-8921-3050, Mitchell Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 86-105 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2155-1162 • E-ISSN: 2155-1162 |
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5195/jffp.2010.173 |
| OpenAlex | W1985952083 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
In several places, Levinas identifies the problem that concerns him as a “crisis of humanism.” This problem finds its seeds in modernity but comes to fruition in the inhumanities of the 20th century. Like his philosophical predecessors, Levinas offers an educational model as a solution to a problem he has identified. But this model--Jewish education—is uniquely different from those offered by those who came before him. This essay examines Levinas‘s interest in Jewish education as a solution to this crisis in humanism and considers what the implications of this solution are for his project as a whole
Epistemology · Humanism · Jewish question · Judaism · Modernity · Sociology · Theology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |