Women and gender in Jewish philosophy /

This volume is the first systematic attempt to interpret the Jewish philosophical tradition in light of feminist philosophy and to engage feminist philosophy from the perspective of Jewish philosophy. The 13 original essays presented here demonstrate that no analysis of Jewish philosophy (historical...

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Other Authors: Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
Series:Jewish literature and culture.
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Summary:This volume is the first systematic attempt to interpret the Jewish philosophical tradition in light of feminist philosophy and to engage feminist philosophy from the perspective of Jewish philosophy. The 13 original essays presented here demonstrate that no analysis of Jewish philosophy (historical or constructive) can be adequate without attention to gender categories. They cover the entire Jewish philosophic tradition from Philo, through Maimonides, to Levinas, and they rethink the sub-disciplines of Jewish philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political theory, and the.
Item Description:Proceedings of a conference held Feb. 25-26, 2001 at Arizona State University.
EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 356 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:025311103X
9780253111036