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- On Jean Améry: Philosophy of Catastrophe
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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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073914765X
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9780739147658
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344 Pages
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On Jean Améry : Philosophy of Catastrophe
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English
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Judaism / General, European / General, Religious, Philosophy
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2011
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Textbook
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Literary Criticism, Religion, Philosophy
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Hardcover
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Jean Amry, Austrian Jew, resistance fighter and Auschwitz survivor was one of the most perceptive and provocative commentators on resentment, human dignity, the loss of trust in the world, guilt, and the bodily moral significance of living through brutal torture. Until recently he has been barely known in the Anglo-American world. But it is becoming increasingly evident how relevant his exquisite thinking is to the tangled issues that continue to trouble and haunt us. This splendid collection of essays--the first of its kind in English--explores the depths and significance of his thinking for our own time. Anyone concerned with the intractable moral and political problems that still confront us will be stimulated by these thoughtful essays., "This volume, a welcome addition to scholarship on Jean Améry, examines his work from various perspectives. The collection consists of essays analyzing Améry's oeuvre from a philosophical, linguistic, and literary point of view. Scholars from Australia, the United States, Canada, Poland, Denmark, and Austria draw on a wide variety of theoretical frameworks, entering into a cross-disciplinary dialogue with each other, while employing the latest research findings to bring Améry's often forceful, provocative argumentation into focus. Whereas his essays have hitherto received attention in the German-speaking world, Zolkos' merit has been to assemble contributions in English about the oeuvre of this survivor of Auschwitz. It is rewarding to see Améry's essayistic, journalistic and literary work, which continues to be relevant in today's world, finally granted the global attention it merits." --Petra Fiero, Western Washington University, Bellingham "Jean Amèry, Austrian Jew, resistance fighter and Auschwitz survivor was one of the most perceptive and provocative commentators on resentment, human dignity, the loss of trust in the world, guilt, and the bodily moral significance of living through brutal torture. Until recently he has been barely known in the Anglo-American world. But it is becoming increasingly evident how relevant his exquisite thinking is to the tangled issues that continue to trouble and haunt us. This splendid collection of essays-the first of its kind in English-explores the depths and significance of his thinking for our own time. Anyone concerned with the intractable moral and political problems that still confront us will be stimulated by these thoughtful essays." --Richard J. Bernstein, Professor of Philosophy, New School for Social Research "This noteworthy interdisciplinary and international anthology of essays addressing the works of Jean Améry bears eloquent witness to the continuing impact of Améry's own impassioned, importunate voice. Not even Auschwitz could silence Améry, and this fine collection helps assure that the call to continuing resistance, and to the genuine liberation only such resistance can offer-the call that his works and his life, up to and including his own voluntary death, so consistently and insistently sounded-will continue to sound and resound today, and beyond, for all of our sakes." --Frank Seeburger, University of Denver, This noteworthy interdisciplinary and international anthology of essays addressing the works of Jean Am ry bears eloquent witness to the continuing impact of Am ry "s own impassioned, importunate voice. Not even Auschwitz could silence Am ry, and this fine collection helps assure that the call to continuing resistance, and to the genuine liberation only such resistance can offer â€�the call that his works and his life, up to and including his own voluntary death, so consistently and insistently sounded â€�will continue to sound and resound today, and beyond, for all of our sakes., This volume, a welcome addition to scholarship on Jean Améry, examines his work from various perspectives. The collection consists of essays analyzing Améry's oeuvre from a philosophical, linguistic, and literary point of view. Scholars from Australia, the United States, Canada, Poland, Denmark, and Austria draw on a wide variety of theoretical frameworks, entering into a cross-disciplinary dialogue with each other, while employing the latest research findings to bring Améry's often forceful, provocative argumentation into focus. Whereas his essays have hitherto received attention in the German-speaking world, Zolkos' merit has been to assemble contributions in English about the oeuvre of this survivor of Auschwitz. It is rewarding to see Améry's essayistic, journalistic and literary work, which continues to be relevant in today's world, finally granted the global attention it merits., Jean Am ry, Austrian Jew, resistance fighter and Auschwitz survivor was one of the most perceptive and provocative commentators on resentment, human dignity, the loss of trust in the world, guilt, and the bodily moral significance of living through brutal torture. Until recently he has been barely known in the Anglo-American world. But it is becoming increasingly evident how relevant his exquisite thinking is to the tangled issues that continue to trouble and haunt us. This splendid collection of essays â€�the first of its kind in English â€�explores the depths and significance of his thinking for our own time. Anyone concerned with the intractable moral and political problems that still confront us will be stimulated by these thoughtful essays., This volume, a welcome addition to scholarship on Jean Améry, examines his work from various perspectives. The collection consists of essays analyzing Améry's Å“uvre from a philosophical, linguistic, and literary point of view. Scholars from Australia, the United States, Canada, Poland, Denmark, and Austria draw on a wide variety of theoretical frameworks, entering into a cross-disciplinary dialogue with each other, while employing the latest research findings to bring Améry's often forceful, provocative argumentation into focus. Whereas his essays have hitherto received attention in the German-speaking world, Zolkos' merit has been to assemble contributions in English about the Å“uvre of this survivor of Auschwitz. It is rewarding to see Améry's essayistic, journalistic and literary work, which continues to be relevant in today's world, finally granted the global attention it merits., Jean Amèry, Austrian Jew, resistance fighter and Auschwitz survivor was one of the most perceptive and provocative commentators on resentment, human dignity, the loss of trust in the world, guilt, and the bodily moral significance of living through brutal torture. Until recently he has been barely known in the Anglo-American world. But it is becoming increasingly evident how relevant his exquisite thinking is to the tangled issues that continue to trouble and haunt us. This splendid collection of essays--the first of its kind in English--explores the depths and significance of his thinking for our own time. Anyone concerned with the intractable moral and political problems that still confront us will be stimulated by these thoughtful essays., This volume, a welcome addition to scholarship on Jean Amry, examines his work from various perspectives. The collection consists of essays analyzing Amry's oeuvre from a philosophical, linguistic, and literary point of view. Scholars from Australia, the United States, Canada, Poland, Denmark, and Austria draw on a wide variety of theoretical frameworks, entering into a cross-disciplinary dialogue with each other, while employing the latest research findings to bring Amry's often forceful, provocative argumentation into focus. Whereas his essays have hitherto received attention in the German-speaking world, Zolkos' merit has been to assemble contributions in English about the oeuvre of this survivor of Auschwitz. It is rewarding to see Amry's essayistic, journalistic and literary work, which continues to be relevant in today's world, finally granted the global attention it merits., This noteworthy interdisciplinary and international anthology of essays addressing the works of Jean Amry bears eloquent witness to the continuing impact of Amry's own impassioned, importunate voice. Not even Auschwitz could silence Amry, and this fine collection helps assure that the call to continuing resistance, and to the genuine liberation only such resistance can offer--the call that his works and his life, up to and including his own voluntary death, so consistently and insistently sounded--will continue to sound and resound today, and beyond, for all of our sakes., This noteworthy interdisciplinary and international anthology of essays addressing the works of Jean Améry bears eloquent witness to the continuing impact of Améry's own impassioned, importunate voice. Not even Auschwitz could silence Améry, and this fine collection helps assure that the call to continuing resistance, and to the genuine liberation only such resistance can offer-the call that his works and his life, up to and including his own voluntary death, so consistently and insistently sounded-will continue to sound and resound today, and beyond, for all of our sakes., Jean Amèry, Austrian Jew, resistance fighter and Auschwitz survivor was one of the most perceptive and provocative commentators on resentment, human dignity, the loss of trust in the world, guilt, and the bodily moral significance of living through brutal torture. Until recently he has been barely known in the Anglo-American world. But it is becoming increasingly evident how relevant his exquisite thinking is to the tangled issues that continue to trouble and haunt us. This splendid collection of essays-the first of its kind in English-explores the depths and significance of his thinking for our own time. Anyone concerned with the intractable moral and political problems that still confront us will be stimulated by these thoughtful essays., This volume, a welcome addition to scholarship on Jean Am ry, examines his work from various perspectives. The collection consists of essays analyzing Am ry's “uvre from a philosophical, linguistic, and literary point of view. Scholars from Australia, the United States, Canada, Poland, Denmark, and Austria draw on a wide variety of theoretical frameworks, entering into a cross-disciplinary dialogue with each other, while employing the latest research findings to bring Am ry's often forceful, provocative argumentation into focus. Whereas his essays have hitherto received attention in the German-speaking world, Zolkos' merit has been to assemble contributions in English about the “uvre of this survivor of Auschwitz. It is rewarding to see Am ry's essayistic, journalistic and literary work, which continues to be relevant in today's world, finally granted the global attention it merits., This noteworthy interdisciplinary and international anthology of essays addressing the works of Jean Améry bears eloquent witness to the continuing impact of Améry's own impassioned, importunate voice. Not even Auschwitz could silence Améry, and this fine collection helps assure that the call to continuing resistance, and to the genuine liberation only such resistance can offer--the call that his works and his life, up to and including his own voluntary death, so consistently and insistently sounded--will continue to sound and resound today, and beyond, for all of our sakes.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
838/.91409
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Wounded Subject,Anagram: On the Philosophy of "Subjectivity After Auschwitz" in Améry's Work Chapter 2: Contemplating Jean Améry's Loss of Transcendence Chapter 3: Améry's Body: "My Calamity . . . My Physical and Metaphysical Dignity" Chapter 4: Politics and Personal Responsibility: Reflections on Jean Améry and Hannah Arendt Chapter 5: Resentment and Recognition: Toward a New Conception of Humanity in Améry's At the Mind's Limits Chapter 6: Imposition, or Writing from the Void: Pathos and Pathology in Améry Chapter 7: Ver-rücktes Universe of Torture: Améry and Bataille Chapter 8: Aufbrechen / Abbrechen: Autobiography, History, and Self-destruction in Jean Améry's Novel-Essay Lefeu oder der Abbruch Chapter 9: "Nachdenken" Chapter 10: The Singular Case of Jean Améry Chapter 11:Sympathy for the Devil Chapter 12: Saying No and Feeling Nowhere. Jean Améry's Introspection of Voluntary Death Chapter 13: Suffering and Responsibility: Between Améry and Levinas About the Contributors
Synopsis
On Jean Am ry provides a comprehensive discussion of one of the most challenging and complex post-Holocaust thinkers, Jean Am ry (1912-1978), a Jewish-Austrian-Belgian essayist, journalist and literary author. In the English-speaking world Am ry is known for his poignant publication, At the Mind's Limits, a narrative of exile, dispossession, torture, and Auschwitz. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in Am ry's writings on victimization and resentment, partly attributable to a modern fascination with tolerance, historical injustice, and reconciliatory ambitions. Many aspects of Am ry's writing have remained largely unexplored outside the realm of European scholarship, and his legacy in English-language scholarship limited to discussions of victimization and memory. This volume offers the first English language collection of academic essays on the post-Holocaust thought of Jean Am ry. Comprehensive in scope and multi-disciplinary in orientation, contributors explore central aspects of Am ry's philosophical and ethical position, including dignity, responsibility, resentment, and forgiveness. What emerges from the pages of this book is an image of Am ry as a difficult and perplexing-yet exceptionally engaging-thinker, whose writings address some of the central paradoxes of survivorship and witnessing. The intellectual and ethical questions of Am ry's philosophies are equally pertinent today as they were half-century ago: How one can reconcile with the irreconcilable? How can one account for the unaccountable? And, how can one live after catastrophe?, On Jean Améry provides a comprehensive discussion of one of the most challenging and complex post-Holocaust thinkers, Jean Améry (1912-1978), a Jewish-Austrian-Belgian essayist, journalist and literary author. In the English-speaking world Améry is known for his poignant publication, At the Mind's Limits, a narrative of exile, dispossession, torture, and Auschwitz. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in Améry's writings on victimization and resentment, partly attributable to a modern fascination with tolerance, historical injustice, and reconciliatory ambitions. Many aspects of Améry's writing have remained largely unexplored outside the realm of European scholarship, and his legacy in English-language scholarship limited to discussions of victimization and memory. This volume offers the first English language collection of academic essays on the post-Holocaust thought of Jean Améry. Comprehensive in scope and multi-disciplinary in orientation, contributors explore central aspects of Améry's philosophical and ethical position, including dignity, responsibility, resentment, and forgiveness. What emerges from the pages of this book is an image of Amèry as a difficult and perplexing-yet exceptionally engaging-thinker, whose writings address some of the central paradoxes of survivorship and witnessing. The intellectual and ethical questions of Améry's philosophies are equally pertinent today as they were half-century ago: How one can reconcile with the irreconcilable? How can one account for the unaccountable? And, how can one live after catastrophe?, This volume offers the first English language collection of academic essays on the post-Holocaust thought of Jean Améry, a Jewish-Austrian-Belgian essayist, journalist and literary author. Comprehensive in scope and multi-disciplinary in orientation, contributors explore central aspects of Améry's philosophical and ethical position, including dignity, responsibility, resentment, and forgiveness., On Jean Améry provides a comprehensive discussion of one of the most challenging and complex post-Holocaust thinkers, Jean Améry (1912-1978), a Jewish-Austrian-Belgian essayist, journalist and literary author. In the English-speaking world Améry is known for his poignant publication, At the Mind's Limits, a narrative of exile, dispossession, torture, and Auschwitz. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in Améry's writings on victimization and resentment, partly attributable to a modern fascination with tolerance, historical injustice, and reconciliatory ambitions. Many aspects of Améry's writing have remained largely unexplored outside the realm of European scholarship, and his legacy in English-language scholarship limited to discussions of victimization and memory.This volume offers the first English language collection of academic essays on the post-Holocaust thought of Jean Améry. Comprehensive in scope and multi-disciplinary in orientation, contributors explore central aspects of Améry's philosophical and ethical position, including dignity, responsibility, resentment, and forgiveness. What emerges from the pages of this book is an image of Amèry as a difficult and perplexing-yet exceptionally engaging-thinker, whose writings address some of the central paradoxes of survivorship and witnessing. The intellectual and ethical questions of Améry's philosophies are equally pertinent today as they were half-century ago: How one can reconcile with the irreconcilable? How can one account for the unaccountable? And, how can one live after catastrophe?
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