Levinas, Ethics, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Norman K. Swazo (North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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Routledge India
30 May 2025

Social & political philosophy; Philosophy of religion; Religious ethics; Jewish studies; Political ideologies

This book engages with the philosophical thought of French-Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. It studies some of his Talmudic readings and his concern for a Jewish “universal ethics.” It does so in relation to the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the moral imperatives that apply to the conduct of the State of Israel and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) vis-a-vis the Palestinian people. The book not only looks at what Levinas understands about the moral “universality” of the Talmud but also applies this understanding to the assessment of the IDF military operations ongoing in Gaza since October 7, 2023. In this way, the author makes a distinction between the moral teaching of rabbinic Judaism to which Levinas appeals for its universality (on the one hand) and the ideology of political Zionism (on the other hand) to which Levinas subscribed, hence moral critique of the latter required in view of this moral teaching.

A unique contribution, this book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of European philosophy, Jewish ethics, religious studies, Talmudic studies, and contemporary moral philosophy, as well as those interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

By: Norman K. Swazo (North South University Dhaka Bangladesh)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781041002659
ISBN 10: 1041002653
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 30 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ch 1: In War the Enemy is “Without Face, Without Name”? Ch 2: “The Face” and “the Bloods”: Levinas contra Levinas and the Moral Imperative of Sanhedrin 4:5

Norman K. Swazo, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.