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Genocide in Jewish thought /
"Among the topics explored in this book are ways of viewing the soul, the relation between body and soul, environmentalist thought, the phenomenon of torture, and the philosophical and theological warrants for genocide. Presenting an analysis of abstract modes of thought that have contributed t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Among the topics explored in this book are ways of viewing the soul, the relation between body and soul, environmentalist thought, the phenomenon of torture, and the philosophical and theological warrants for genocide. Presenting an analysis of abstract modes of thought that have contributed to genocide, the book argues that a Jewish model of concrete thinking may inform our understanding of the abstractions that can lead to genocide. Its aim is to draw upon distinctively Jewish categories of thought to demonstrate how the conceptual defacing of the other human being serves to promote the murder of peoples, and to suggest a way of thinking that might help prevent genocide"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139232180 1139232185 9781139233729 1139233726 9780511820830 0511820836 9781107648210 1107648211 1107228735 9781107228733 1139234439 9781139234436 1280877804 9781280877803 9786613719119 6613719110 1139232940 9781139232944 1139230735 9781139230735 1139229273 9781139229272 |