In:
Levinas Studies, Philosophy Documentation Center, Vol. 15 ( 2021), p. 1-7
Kurzfassung:
The following is an early, previously untranslated essay by Emmanuel Levinas concerning “the metaphysics of antisemitism.” This essay, published originally in 1938 for Paix et Droit, concerns the shared history and destiny of Jews and Christians, religious groups who maintain a relation of essential “foreignness” to, and so “do not belong” to, the “pagan” world. Levinas distinguishes between the long history of Jewish-Christian antagonism and the newer Nazi-style antisemitism, a particularly insidious “racism” that threatens both Jews and Christians. Levinas calls for a renewed appreciation of the “vocation” common to Jews and Christians to advance Judeo-Christian “solidarity,” a solidarity that Levinas believes is increasingly necessary.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1554-7000
DOI:
10.5840/levinas202281619
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Philosophy Documentation Center
Publikationsdatum:
2021
SSG:
7,7
SSG:
5,1
