Session 7
- Topics: Reconciling Particularism with Universalism, Divine and Human
- Reading: Difficult Freedom: Essays on Judaism, 16-23.
- What is Levinas’ understanding of both divine and human capabilities for pardoning human crimes and activities? How does this relate to his argument about human moral obligations to the other?
- How does Levinas explain Jewish election, particularism, and its connection to universalism and citizenship in modern states? How does he connect this with his ethical theory?