Justice in the City An Argument from the Sources of Rabbinic Judaism |
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Author:
| Cohen, Aryeh |
Series title: | New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-61811-296-5 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $31.90 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.