Anti-semitism and its metaphysical origins
"This book articulates a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of Jew hatred as a metaphysical aspect of the human soul. Proceeding from the Jewish thinking that the anti-Semites oppose, David Patterson argues that anti-Semitism arises from the most ancient of temptations, the temptation to be...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Camvridge
Cambridge Univ. Press
2018
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In: | Year: 2018 |
Reviews: | Anti-Semitism and Its Metaphysical Origins, David Patterson, Cambridge University Press 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-107-04074-8), xii + 321 pp, hb £65 (2016) (Cain, Clifford Chalmers)
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Edition: | First paperback edition |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Antisemitism
/ Metaphysics
/ Philosophical anthropology
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Further subjects: | B
Antisemitism
History
B Antisemitism |
Summary: | "This book articulates a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of Jew hatred as a metaphysical aspect of the human soul. Proceeding from the Jewish thinking that the anti-Semites oppose, David Patterson argues that anti-Semitism arises from the most ancient of temptations, the temptation to be as God, and thus to flee from an absolute accountability to and for the other human being"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-311) and index |
ISBN: | 1107040744 |