On Liberty

The communitarian critic of liberalism argues that the socio-political context is fundamental to any understanding of the individual as such. This debate is advanced by particularising it to the experience of Jews in the modern world. Essays focus on the variety of views of the relationships between the individual Jew and the communities, religious and secular, of which he or she is a member.

Autorentext

Frank, Daniel

Inhalt

Part 1 Judaism and the liberal state: on liberty reconsidered; Judaism and the liberal state; particularism, pluralism and liberty; the communitarian-liberalism debate in Jewish perspective; can Judaism incorporate human rights, democracy and personal autonomy?; democracy and Judaism - the current debate. Part 2 Liberty and authority in Jewish political thought: is there a concept of political liberty in medieval Jewish philosophy?; liberty, authority and the consent in Judaism - a Maimonidean reconstruction of the biblical text; political liberty - the rhetoric of the responsa.