Albert Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

Śagi, Avi

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“…Collective consciousness can provide confidence in the ontological existence of humanity. That is, paradoxically, it seems that the absence of the concept of the individual personality can prevent feelings of alienation, and the stronger the consciousness of individual existence, the more profound the sense of estrangement (Sagi 2002). In the Ethiopian Jewish world, as mentioned, a person does not come alone to court but is accompanied by the entire community.…”

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Contrasting Conceptions of Teshuvah: Between “Repentance” and “Atonement”—A Case Study of the Beta Israel Community (Ethiopian Jews)

Shalom

2024

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The Ethiopian Jews of the Beta Israel community are unique in the annals of Jewish history. The community maintained its Jewish identity and devotedly upheld observance of the mitzvot, even in the face of grave physical and spiritual difficulties and unrelenting attempts to persuade them to abandon their religion. Yet, their traditions diverge significantly from the accepted Rabbinic halakhic tradition that is the norm in Israel. This paper examines Yom Kippur observances and describes key differences between the Beta Israel tradition, which reflects the centrality of atonement, and the Rabbinic tradition, which reflects the centrality of repentance. These distinctions stand as manifestations of a set of profound differences within the very consciousness that animates the two traditions. Discussion, using the works of thinkers like Rabbis Joseph B. Soloveitchik, his disciple, Prof. Rabbi David Hartman, and Ethiopian sages, will focus on the more theocentric Beta Israel tradition, in which individuals are perceived, and perceive themselves, as a part of a collective, in contrast to the Rabbinic tradition, which places a greater emphasis on the agency of the individual and human reason. We will highlight the difference between the concepts of “repentance” and “atonement” that are at the root of the two communities’ theologies.

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Contrasting Conceptions of Teshuvah: Between “Repentance” and “Atonement”—A Case Study of the Beta Israel Community (Ethiopian Jews)

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2024

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“…Due to the pluralizing tendency in the course of the 20th century, the concept has become increasingly relativized and individualized; nevertheless, the question of meaning has pre-served its existential basic connotation. Albert Camus, for example, declared meaning to be the fundamental question of philosophy: whether life is worthwhile or not [8]. More recent works view happiness as a natural characteristic, whereas meaning as something that has strong cultural anchoring we believe that the meaningfulness as a guiding principle in decision-making is closely rooted in the unique personal life history of individuals [9].…”

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Doctor, Why Should I do this? The Role of Meaningfulness in Oncological Decision-Making

Ali¹,

Bamidele²,

Gurch³

et al. 2017

Divers Equal Health Care

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In this essay, the aspect of meaningfulness in treatment decisions of older cancer patients is elucidated. The significance of meaningfulness as a central concept of solving problems, especially under life-threatening conditions such as being ill with cancer, became obvious to us in our daily oncological practice and through interviews with older cancer patients. Meaningmaking can be seen as an on-going process of composing and recomposing one's life story through sharable values. One of the major differences between young and elderly cancer patients is that older people are able to look back on their life stories. Meaningfulness as a guiding structure for making decisions about treatment is closely rooted in the highly personal life history of the individuals involved. The doctor must aid and invite patients to tell their life stories in the context of the disturbing element, namely the cancer diagnosis and fears about treatment side effects and assist them to integrate their treatment decision into that story. Empathic witnessing of the existential experience of suffering is a basic part of the concept of "guideddecision making" (GDM), where the doctor guides the patient to the right decision on the grounds of evidence-based medical guidelines and individual factors.

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Albert Camus: The Awareness of Extraneousness

Ligozzi¹

Analecta Husserliana

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Albert Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

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Contrasting Conceptions of Teshuvah: Between “Repentance” and “Atonement”—A Case Study of the Beta Israel Community (Ethiopian Jews)

Contrasting Conceptions of Teshuvah: Between “Repentance” and “Atonement”—A Case Study of the Beta Israel Community (Ethiopian Jews)

Doctor, Why Should I do this? The Role of Meaningfulness in Oncological Decision-Making

Albert Camus: The Awareness of Extraneousness

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