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Justice in the City

An Argument from the Sources of Rabbinic Judaism

Justice in the City( )
Author: Cohen, Aryeh
Series title:New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism Ser.
ISBN:978-1-61811-296-5
Publication Date:May 2013
Publisher:Academic Studies Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $22.00
Book Description:

Argues, based on the rabbinic textual tradition, and utilizing French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas' framework of interpersonal ethics, that a just city should be a community of obligation. That is, in a community thus conceived, the privilege of citizenship is the assumption of the obligations of the city towards Others who are not always in view - workers, the poor, the homeless.

Book Details
Pages:160
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Jewish
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 Inches
Book Weight:1.81 Pounds



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