Marilyn Nissim-Sabat Boeken

In Neither Victim nor Thinking toward a New Humanity , Marilyn Nissim-Sabat offers a comprehensive critique of the interrelated concepts of "victim" and "survivor" as they have been ideologically distorted in Western thought. Framed by the phenomenological perspective of Edmund Husserl, Nissim-Sabat carries out her argument through an intense engagement with current scholarly work on Toni Morrison's Beloved , Sophocles' Antigone , akrasia , psychoanalysis, critical race theory, feminist philosophy of science, and Marxism.Nissim-Sabat ultimately proposes that a new consciousness, enabled by the phenomenological attitude, of the way in which ideological distortion of the concepts of 'victim' and 'survivor' helps to perpetuate victimization will empower us to find ways to end victimization and its anti-human consequences. The book's interdisciplinary approach will make it appealing to a broad range of students and scholars alike.

The book critiques the ideologically distorted concepts of "victim" and "survivor" in Western thought. Nissim-Sabat argues for a phenomenological approach that can help individuals and communities transcend the negative impacts of victimization. By examining these concepts, the author seeks to promote a more humane understanding of identity and resilience, ultimately advocating for a new perspective on humanity that empowers rather than diminishes the human experience.