Light Through the Crack

The Meaning of Life in the Face of Adversity

AvAvi Sagi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Perhaps more than anything else, it prompts us to ponder: what does this encounter with widespread anguish and distress imply about the human self-perception as sovereign rulers of Earthly life?In this book, renowned thinker Avi Sagi explores the existential matters brought to the philosophical fore by the pandemic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-04-07
Mått:148 x 210 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:213
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031273902
Originaltitel:Or Mitokh HaSedek
Översättare:Batya Stein

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Avi Sagi is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and founder of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies at Bar-Ilan University as well as Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. He has published extensively on continental philosophy, Jewish thought, ethics, and religion. He is the author of many books, including Morality and Religion: The Jewish Story (Palgrave, 2021).

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: An Essay on the Crack.- Chapter 3: The Ethics of a Solidary Stand in an Epidemic: Thoughts on The Plague.- Chapter 4: From Solipsism to Being with the Other.- Chapter 5: Epidemics, Rebellion, and Faith.- Chapter 6: Guilt, Responsibility, and Interpersonal Relations.- Chapter 7: Bereavement and Moral Birth: On Jacob’s Moral Development.- Chapter 8: Suffering, Compassion, and Consolation: Reflections on Aharon Appelfeld’s Writings.- Chapter 9: The Thou-“Other” Dialogue: On Distance and Closeness. Chapter 10: Epilogue.