Being-towards-eternity: R. Isaac Hutner's adaptation of a Heideggerian notion
<p style="text-align:justify;">In his writings, Rabbi Isaac Hutner integrated various insights from secular philosophy and particularly from existentialist thought. Concerns regarding temporality, authenticity, and death permeate his thought. This article deals with what we call “be...
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| description | <p style="text-align:justify;">In his writings, Rabbi Isaac Hutner integrated various insights from secular philosophy and particularly from existentialist thought. Concerns regarding temporality, authenticity, and death permeate his thought. This article deals with what we call “being-towards-eternity,” a modification of Martin Heidegger’s “being-towards-death,” through which Hutner seeks to reconcile genuine anxiety in the face of finitude with an unwavering belief in resurrection and life after death. Hutner’s appropriation and adaptation of this Heideggerian notion demonstrates how he adopted secular ideas while cautiously remaining within the boundaries of traditional Jewish concerns and vocabulary.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:ab90cdf6-5d45-430f-a33c-b4a7980307b02022-03-27T03:22:50ZBeing-towards-eternity: R. Isaac Hutner's adaptation of a Heideggerian notionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ab90cdf6-5d45-430f-a33c-b4a7980307b0Symplectic Elements at OxfordBrill Academic Publishers2018Herskowitz, DShalev, A <p style="text-align:justify;">In his writings, Rabbi Isaac Hutner integrated various insights from secular philosophy and particularly from existentialist thought. Concerns regarding temporality, authenticity, and death permeate his thought. This article deals with what we call “being-towards-eternity,” a modification of Martin Heidegger’s “being-towards-death,” through which Hutner seeks to reconcile genuine anxiety in the face of finitude with an unwavering belief in resurrection and life after death. Hutner’s appropriation and adaptation of this Heideggerian notion demonstrates how he adopted secular ideas while cautiously remaining within the boundaries of traditional Jewish concerns and vocabulary.</p> |
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