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Webber argues for a new interpretation of Sartrean existentialism.
On this reading, Sartre is arguing that each person's character
consists in the projects they choose to pursue and that we are all
already aware of this but prefer not to face it. Careful
consideration of his existentialist writings shows this to be the
unifying theme of his theories of consciousness, freedom, the self,
bad faith, personal relationships, existential psychoanalysis, and
the possibility of authenticity. Developing this account affords
many insights into various aspects of his philosophy, not least
concerning the origins, structure, and effects of bad faith and the
resulting ethic of authenticity. This discussion makes clear the
contributions that Sartre's work can make to current debates over
the objectivity of ethics and the psychology of agency, character,
and selfhood. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with
reference to Sartre's fiction, this book should appeal to general
readers and students as well as to specialists.
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Jewish Space in Contemporary Poland (Hardcover)
Erica T Lehrer, Michael Meng; Contributions by Genevi eve Zubrzycki, Magdalena Waligorska, Slawomir Kapralski, …
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In a time of national introspection regarding the country s
involvement in the persecution of Jews, Poland has begun to
reimagine spaces of and for Jewishness in the Polish landscape, not
as a form of nostalgia but as a way to encourage the pluralization
of contemporary society. The essays in this book explore issues of
the restoration, restitution, memorializing, and tourism that have
brought present inhabitants into contact with initiatives to revive
Jewish sites. They reveal that an emergent Jewish presence in both
urban and rural landscapes exists in conflict and collaboration
with other remembered minorities, engaging in complex negotiations
with local, regional, national, and international groups and
interests. With its emphasis on spaces and built environments, this
volume illuminates the role of the material world in the complex
encounter with the Jewish past in contemporary Poland."
Webber argues for a new interpretation of Sartrean existentialism.
On this reading, Sartre is arguing that each person's character
consists in the projects they choose to pursue and that we are all
already aware of this but prefer not to face it. Careful
consideration of his existentialist writings shows this to be the
unifying theme of his theories of consciousness, freedom, the self,
bad faith, personal relationships, existential psychoanalysis, and
the possibility of authenticity. Developing this account affords
many insights into various aspects of his philosophy, not least
concerning the origins, structure, and effects of bad faith and the
resulting ethic of authenticity. This discussion makes clear the
contributions that Sartre's work can make to current debates over
the objectivity of ethics and the psychology of agency, character,
and selfhood. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with
reference to Sartre's fiction, this book should appeal to general
readers and students as well as to specialists.
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most influential philosophers of
the twentieth century. The fourteen original essays in this volume
focus on the phenomenological and existentialist writings of the
first major phase of his published career, arguing with scholarly
precision for their continuing importance to philosophical debate.
Aspects of Sartre's philosophy under discussion in this volume
include: consciousness and self-consciousness imagination and
aesthetic experience emotions and other feelings embodiment
selfhood and the Other freedom, bad faith, and authenticity
literary fiction as philosophical writing Reading Sartre: on
Phenomenology and Existentialism is an indispensable resource for
understanding the nature and importance of Sartre's philosophy. It
is essential reading for students of phenomenology, existentialism,
ethics, or aesthetics, and for anyone interested in the roots of
contemporary thought in twentieth century philosophy.
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most influential philosophers of
the twentieth century. The fourteen original essays in this volume
focus on the phenomenological and existentialist writings of the
first major phase of his published career, arguing with scholarly
precision for their continuing importance to philosophical debate.
Aspects of Sartre's philosophy under discussion in this volume
include: consciousness and self-consciousness imagination and
aesthetic experience emotions and other feelings embodiment
selfhood and the Other freedom, bad faith, and authenticity
literary fiction as philosophical writing Reading Sartre: on
Phenomenology and Existentialism is an indispensable resource for
understanding the nature and importance of Sartre's philosophy. It
is essential reading for students of phenomenology, existentialism,
ethics, or aesthetics, and for anyone interested in the roots of
contemporary thought in twentieth century philosophy.
How do the Jews of Post-Holocaust, post-communist Europe-east and
west-regard themselves? Do they perceive themselves as a religious
minority, an ethnic group, or simply as ordinary members of the
wider European cultures in which they live? How do they regard the
wider non-Jewish community, and how do they relate to the Jews of
other European countries? To what extent is Israel a factor in
forging these relationships? The contributors to this book are
authorities in their respective subjects, and all have significant
international reputations. Together they cover a wide range of
topics from different perspectives. Among the problems considered
are: what the future holds for the Jews of Europe; what it means to
be Jewish in the countries of eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, and
Hungary are considered in detail by local experts); hopes and
uncertainties in religious trends; and the likely development of
interfaith relations, as seen by both Jews and Christians. A
well-argued introduction identifies the points of convergence, the
contradictions, and the myths implicit in the different analyses
and teases out the main conclusions and implications. Authoritative
and accessible, this book is essential reading for anyone who
wishes to know about the contemporary concerns of the Jews of
Europe. Published for the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish
Studies. CONTRIBUTORS: Geoffrey Alderman, Max Beloff, Margaret
Brearley, Julius Carlebach, Mikhail A. Chlenov, Sergio
DellaPergola, Evyatar Friesel, Pier Francesco Fumagalli, Konstanty
Gebert, Daniel Gutwein, Andras Kovacs, Igor Krupnik, Norman Lamm,
Jonathan Magonet, Elisabeth Maxwell, Stephen H. Miller, Jonathan
Sacks, Dominique Schnapper, Eliezer Schweid, David Singer, Norman
Solomon, Shmuel Trigano, Jonathan Webber, Robert S. Wistrich.
Contrary to the negative assessments of the social order that have
become prevalent in the media since 9/11, this wide-ranging
collection of essays, mostly by social anthropologists, focuses
instead on the enormous social creativity being invested as
collective identities are reconfigured. Using fieldwork findings
drawn from Africa, Asia, and Europe, special emphasis is placed on
the reformulation of ethnic and gender relationships and identities
in the cultural, social, political, and religious realms of public
life. Under what circumstances does trust arise, paving the way for
friendship, collegiality, knowledge creation, national unity, or
emergence of leadership? How is social life constructed as a
collective endeavour? Does the means towards sociability become its
end? And what can be said about the agency and collegiality of
women? The inspiration for examining these conundrums is the work
and persona of Shirley Ardener, to whom the volume is dedicated.
Contributors: Jonathan Benthall, Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Gina Buijs,
Sandra Burman, Hilary Callan, Gaynor Cohen, Janette Davies, Tamara
Dragadze, Ronnie Frankenberg, Peter Geschiere, Kirsten Hastrup,
Paula Heinonen, Maria Jaschok, Grazyna Kubica, Rhian Loudon, Sharon
Macdonald, Zdzislaw Mach, Fiona Moore, Judith Okely, Lidia D.
Sciama, Shui Jingjun, Cecillie Swaisland, Jacqueline Waldren,
Jonathan Webber.
Translated by: Jonathan Webber
The present-day traces of the Jewish past in Poland are complex.
Jewish life lay in ruins after the Holocaust. Much evidence of ruin
remains, but there are also widespread traces that bear witness to
the elaborate Jewish culture that once flourished there, even in
villages and small towns. One also sees places where Jews were
murdered by the Germans in the war: not only in death camps and
ghettos, but also in fields, forests, rivers, and cemeteries. After
the war forty years of communism suppressed even the memory of the
destroyed Jewish heritage. Today, by contrast, the historic Jewish
culture of Poland is increasingly being memorialized, by local
Poles as well as by foreign Jews. Synagogues and cemeteries are
being renovated, monuments and museums are being set up. There are
festivals of Jewish culture, hasidic pilgrims, and Jewish tourists;
and local people who rescued Jews during the war are being
honoured. In rediscovering the traces of memory one also finds
clear signs of a local Jewish revival. This extensively revised
second edition includes forty-five new photographs and updated
explanatory texts. Together they suggest how to make sense of the
past and discover its relevance for the present. This innovative,
multi-layered book will appeal to everyone concerned with questions
of history, memory, and identity.
Contrary to the negative assessments of the social order that have
become prevalent in the media since 9/11, this wide-ranging
collection of essays, mostly by social anthropologists, focuses
instead on the enormous social creativity being invested as
collective identities are reconfigured. Using fieldwork findings
drawn from Africa, Asia, and Europe, special emphasis is placed on
the reformulation of ethnic and gender relationships and identities
in the cultural, social, political, and religious realms of public
life. Under what circumstances does trust arise, paving the way for
friendship, collegiality, knowledge creation, national unity, or
emergence of leadership? How is social life constructed as a
collective endeavour? Does the means towards sociability become its
end? And what can be said about the agency and collegiality of
women? The inspiration for examining these conundrums is the work
and persona of Shirley Ardener, to whom the volume is dedicated.
Contributors: Jonathan Benthall, Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Gina Buijs,
Sandra Burman, Hilary Callan, Gaynor Cohen, Janette Davies, Tamara
Dragadze, Ronnie Frankenberg, Peter Geschiere, Kirsten Hastrup,
Paula Heinonen, Maria Jaschok, Grazyna Kubica, Rhian Loudon, Sharon
Macdonald, Zdzislaw Mach, Fiona Moore, Judith Okely, Lidia D.
Sciama, Shui Jingjun, Cecillie Swaisland, Jacqueline Waldren,
Jonathan Webber.
Since the Holocaust, traces of memory are virtually all that
remain of more than 800 years of Jewish life in Poland. Yet some of
that past can still be found if one knows how and where to look. In
this remarkable album, 74 stunning color photographs bear witness
to the great Jewish civilization that once flourished here. The
images record the sites of Jewish life and death, and the ways in
which Jewish culture is being remembered today. Captions and
detailed notes explain and contextualize the photographs. An
invaluable sourcebook on the Jewish heritage of Polish Galicia,
this album also illustrates how photographs can help us understand
the past and discover its relevance for the present.
In a time of national introspection regarding the country s
involvement in the persecution of Jews, Poland has begun to
reimagine spaces of and for Jewishness in the Polish landscape, not
as a form of nostalgia but as a way to encourage the pluralization
of contemporary society. The essays in this book explore issues of
the restoration, restitution, memorializing, and tourism that have
brought present inhabitants into contact with initiatives to revive
Jewish sites. They reveal that an emergent Jewish presence in both
urban and rural landscapes exists in conflict and collaboration
with other remembered minorities, engaging in complex negotiations
with local, regional, national, and international groups and
interests. With its emphasis on spaces and built environments, this
volume illuminates the role of the material world in the complex
encounter with the Jewish past in contemporary Poland."
We live in an increasingly unpredictable physical and social
environment. Climate change, viral pandemics, wars, and mass
migrations present significant challenges, while new technologies
and media are transforming the ways we understand ourselves and
think about our political situations. Which attitudes, skills, and
values should we cultivate to enable us to respond well to the
challenges of this changing world? The essays in this volume
emphasise the importance of creativity, collaboration,
understanding, and wisdom in dealing with one another and thinking
about novel and unforeseen difficulties. Through better reasoning,
we can reduce the influence of immediate responses and attune our
responses to how the world really is and what really matters. The
book aims to begin a conversation about how to foster better
reasoning about new challenges through our education system, the
structures of our organisations, the regulation of social-and- mass
media, and the designs of buildings and urban spaces.
Translated by: Jonathan Webber
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