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...
Main Author: | Daniel H. Weiss |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Warsaw
2021-12-01
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Series: | Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture |
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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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