Against Autoimmune Self-Sacrifice: Religiosity, Messianicity, and Violence in Derrida’s “Faith and Knowledge” and in Classical Rabbinic Judaism

Against Autoimmune Self-Sacrifice: Religiosity, Messianicity, and Violence in Derrida’s “Faith and Knowledge” and in Classical Rabbinic Judaism

In this essay, I argue that a comparison of Derrida’s “Faith and Knowledge” to the texts and thought of classical rabbinic Judaism can illuminate new conceptual connections among the different elements of Derrida’s thought. Both Derrida and the rabbinic texts can be viewed as affirming a type of “h...

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Main Author: Daniel H. Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw 2021-12-01
Series:Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture
Subjects:
derrida
sacrifice
rabbinic judaism
messianism
altruism
war
Online Access:http://eidos.uw.edu.pl/against-autoimmune-self-sacrifice-religiosity-messianicity-and-violence-in-derridas-faith-and-knowledge-and-in-classical-rabbinic/

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