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4 - Redemption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

Alan L. Mittleman
Alan L. Mittleman
Affiliation:
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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The chapter explores the biblical and Jewish concept of redemption, weighing the significance and meaning of human agency in achieving an ultimate amelioration of the human condition. It compares this Jewish valuation of agency with philosophical nihilism, which voids agency of value and hence of the possibility of real meaning.

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Absurdity and Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and Jewish Thought , pp. 220 - 267
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Redemption
  • Alan L. Mittleman, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
  • Book: Absurdity and Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and Jewish Thought
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009099400.005
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  • Redemption
  • Alan L. Mittleman, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
  • Book: Absurdity and Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and Jewish Thought
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009099400.005
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  • Redemption
  • Alan L. Mittleman, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
  • Book: Absurdity and Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and Jewish Thought
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009099400.005
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