The central aim of this collection is to trace the presence of Jewish tradition in contemporary philosophy. This presence is, on the one hand, undeniable, manifesting itself in manifold allusions and influences on the other hand, difficult to define, rarely referring to openly revealed Judaic sources.

Following the recent tradition of Levinas and Derrida, this book tentatively refers to this mode of presence in terms of "traces of Judaism" and the contributors grapple with the following questions: What are these traces and how can we track them down? Is there such a thing as "Jewish...

Harold Bloom is our greatest living literary critic. His wide-ranging critical writings have plumbed the depths of Romanticism ("The Visionary Company"), explored the anxiety caused by the influence of one generation of poets on another ("Agon, The Anxiety of Influence"), wrestled with the idea of a literary canon ("The Western Canon"), introduced Jacques Derrida and deconstruction to America ("Deconstruction and Criticism"), and explored the relationship between religion, especially Judaism, and literature ("Kabbalah and Criticism, The Book of J").
Bloom is indeed a party of one, a...

The central aim of this collection is to trace the presence of Jewish tradition in contemporary philosophy. This presence is, on the one hand, undeniable, manifesting itself in manifold allusions and influences - on the other hand, difficult to define, rarely referring to openly revealed Judaic sources.

Following the recent tradition of Levinas and Derrida, this book tentatively refers to this mode of presence in terms of "traces of Judaism" and the contributors grapple with the following questions: What are these traces and how can we track them down? Is there such a thing...