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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patterson, David, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a name, not an essence
  • 1. Why Jewish thought, and what makes it Jewish?
  • 2. Deadly philosophical abstraction
  • 3. The stranger in your midst
  • 4. Nefesh: the soul as flesh and blood
  • 5. The environmentalist contribution to genocide
  • 6. Torture
  • 7. Hunger and homelessness
  • 8. Philosophy, religion, and genocide
  • A concluding reflection on body and soul.