German Idealism and the Jew: The Inner Anti-Semitism of Philosophy and German Jewish Responses

by Michael Mack

Book Overview

In German Idealism and the Jew, Michael Mack uncovers the deep roots of anti-Semitism in the German philosophical tradition. While many have read German anti-Semitism as a reaction against Enlightenment philosophy, Mack instead contends that the redefinition of the Jews as irrational, oriental Others forms the very cornerstone of German idealism, including Kant's conception of universal reason.

Offering the first analytical account...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226500969
• ISBN13: 9780226500966
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"