Justice in the city: an argument from the sources of rabbinic judaism
Auteur :
Cohen, Aryeh
Éditeur :
Academic Studies Press
ISBN :
9781618112965
Date de publication :
16 mai 2013
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
254 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Argues, based on the rabbinic textual tradition, and utilizing French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas' framework of interpersonal ethics, that a just city should be a community of obligation. That is, in a community thus conceived, the privilege of citizenship is the assumption of the obligations of the city towards Others who are not always in view - workers, the poor, the homeless.