Témoins du futur: philosophie et messianisme.

Bouretz, Pierre, 1958-

Published by Paris: Gallimard, 2003

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sewn PAPERBACK, very good, right foredge has scuff marks, light wear to lower corner of this heavy book. previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper. BOURETZ, PIERRE. Témoins du futur: philosophie et messianisme. Paris: Gallimard, 2003, 1249pp., . NRF essais. - An English translation appeared in 2010 under the title: Witnesses for the future : philosophy and messianism. Jacket text to that edition reads: "To the Horrors of War and genocide in the twentieth century there were witnesses, among them Hermann Cohen, Emmanuel Levinas, Ernst Bloch, Leo Strauss, Franz Rosenzweig, Gershom Scholem, Walter Benjamin, Martin Buber, and Hans Jonas. All defined themselves as Jews and philosophers. Their intellectual concerns and worldviews often in conflict, they nevertheless engaged in fruitful conversation: through the dialogue between Zionist activism and heterodox forms of Marxism, in the rediscovery of hidden traditions of Jewish history, at the intersection of ethics and metaphysics. They shared a common hope for a better, messianic future and a deep interest in and reliance on the cultural sources of the Jewish tradition." "In this magisterial work, Pierre Bouretz explores the thought of these great Jewish philosophers, taking a long view of the tenuous survival of German-Jewish metaphysical, religious, and social thought during the crises and catastrophes of the twentieth century. With deep passion and sound scholarship, Bouretz demonstrates the universal significance of this struggle in understanding the present human condition. The substantial and established influence of the book's subjects only serves to confirm this theory." "Profoundly learned and amply documented, Witnesses for the Future explains how these important philosophers came to understand the promise of a Messiah. Its significant bearing on a number of fields--including religious studies, literary criticism, philosophy of history, political theory, and Jewish studies--encourages scholars to rethink and reassess the intellectual developments of the past one hundred years.". 9782070768912 ISBN 2070768910. Seller Inventory # 94400

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Title: Témoins du futur: philosophie et messianisme.

Publisher: Paris: Gallimard, 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included