{"product_id":"genocide-in-jewish-thought-paperback-9781107648210","title":"Genocide in Jewish Thought (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107648210","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGenocide in Jewish Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book argues that one means of preventing genocide is to think concretely about our flesh-and-blood relations to fellow human beings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Patterson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107648210, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e266 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Boldly and persuasively, David Patterson argues that ‘Jewish reflection on humanity’ contains keys to lock the doors leading to genocide. Steeped in Jewish texts and Hebrew language, ever mindful of genocide’s brutality, this book brims with political savvy, philosophical intelligence, and ethical insight rooted in the divine commandment: ‘You shall not murder.’”         —John K. Roth,                                                 Edward J. Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy,                                                     Claremont McKenna College\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAmong the topics explored in this book are ways of viewing the soul, the relation between body and soul, environmentalist thought, the phenomenon of torture, and the philosophical and theological warrants for genocide. Presenting an analysis of abstract modes of thought that have contributed to genocide, the book argues that a Jewish model of concrete thinking may inform our understanding of the abstractions that can lead to genocide. Its aim is to draw upon distinctively Jewish categories of thought to demonstrate how the conceptual defacing of the other human being serves to promote the murder of peoples, and to suggest a way of thinking that might help prevent genocide.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: a name, not an essence\u003cbr\u003e 2. Why Jewish thought and what makes it Jewish?\u003cbr\u003e 3. Deadly philosophical abstraction\u003cbr\u003e 4. The stranger in your midst\u003cbr\u003e 5. Nefesh: the soul as flesh and blood\u003cbr\u003e 6. The environmentalist contribution to genocide\u003cbr\u003e 7. Torture\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hunger and homelessness\u003cbr\u003e 9. Philosophy, religion, and genocide\u003cbr\u003e 10. A concluding reflection on body and soul.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious ethics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious ethics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20ethics%20%5BHRAM1%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265827918104,"sku":"9781107648210","price":35.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107648210i.jpg?v=1696781220","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/genocide-in-jewish-thought-paperback-9781107648210","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}