Reading Levinas/Reading Talmud: An Introduction

By Ira F. Stone

Book Overview

Although Jewish scholars have recognized the French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas as one of the greatest minds of this century, the majority of Jews have remained ignorant of his teachings, largely because his work-even in translation-is dense and erudite. Rabbi Ira Stone, who has studied Levinas's work for many years and incorporated his methods and perspectives into his own teaching, now makes Levinas accessible to lay readers for the first time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827606060
• ISBN13: 9780827606067
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Levinas' way of reading Talmud

Rabbi Stone gives a short introduction to Levinas' work that becomes increasingly popular even in North America. Levinas is not easy to read and to understand yet is ethical philosophy is fascinating and can easily be compared to Martin Buber. But Levinas was also a Talmud scholar and his way of reading and expounding Talmud is interesting especially for contemporary Jews. Ira Stone explains the way in which Levinas uses Talmudic sources and gives examples from selected sugyot where he applies that technique.