Genocide in Jewish Thought

by David Patterson and David Patterson

Book Overview

Among 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107648211
• ISBN13: 9781107648210
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"