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Maimonides on the "Decline of the Generations" and the Nature of Rabbinic Authority
Häftad, 1996
430 kr
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Shows to what extent and in what fashion Jews are bound to accept the opinions and the pronouncements of religious authorities.Moses Maimonides, medieval Judaism's leading legist and philosopher, and a figure of central importance for contemporary Jewish self-understanding, held a view of Judaism …
Maimonides and the Hermeneutics of Concealment
Deciphering Scripture and Midrash in The Guide of the Perplexed
Häftad, 2002
371 kr
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Examines how Maimonides integrates scriptural and rabbinic literature into his magnum opus, The Guide of the Perplexed.Winner of the 2003 Nachman Sokol-Mollie Halberstadt Prize in Biblical/Rabbinic Scholarship presented by the Canadian Jewish Book Awards Maimonides and the Hermeneutics of …
Jewish Themes in Spinoza's Philosophy
Av Heidi M. Ravven, Lenn E. Goodman
Häftad, 2002
391 kr
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Explores Jewish aspects of Spinoza's philosophy from a wide variety of perspectives.Breaking new ground in the study of Spinoza's philosophy, the essays in this volume explore the extent to which Spinoza may be considered a Jewish thinker. The rich diversity of Spinoza scholarship today is …
Talmud's Theological Language-Game
A Philosophical Discourse Analysis
Inbunden, 2006
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Analyzes the structure and logic of aggadic discourse in the Talmud.In this pioneering effort, noted Jewish philosopher Eugene B. Borowitz opens up the rules by which the language-game of aggadic discourse is carried on in the Talmud, the foundational document of rabbinic and all later Judaism. …
Talmud's Theological Language-Game
A Philosophical Discourse Analysis
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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Analyzes the structure and logic of aggadic discourse in the Talmud.In this pioneering effort, noted Jewish philosopher Eugene B. Borowitz opens up the rules by which the language-game of aggadic discourse is carried on in the Talmud, the foundational document of rabbinic and all later Judaism. …
Zionism
Past and Present
Häftad, 2008
357 kr
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Traces the dialectical connections between Zionism's past and present.In Zionism, the late Nathan Rotenstreich traces the dialectical connections between Zionism's past and present based on his contention that the Jewish nation comprises both the State of Israel and the Diaspora. He also addresses …
Maimonides and His Heritage
Av Idit Dobbs-Weinstein, Lenn E. Goodman m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
371 kr
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Examines the Jewish philosopher's influence on theology, philosophy, medicine, and law, and his impact on later thinkers.This volume celebrates the depth and breadth of Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides' (1138–1204) achievements. The essays gathered here explore the rich diversity of a heritage …
Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy
Inbunden, 1989
1286 kr
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The book is divided into three sections. The first provides a general historical overview for the Jewish thought that follows. The second summarizes the variety of basic kinds of popular, positive Jewish commitment in the twentieth century. The third and major section summarizes the basic thought …
Pursuit of the Ideal
Jewish Writings of Steven Schwarzschild
Inbunden, 1990
1111 kr
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Steven Schwarzschild-rabbi, socialist, pacifist, theologian, and philosopher-is both the last of the major medieval Jewish philosophers and the most modern. He is in the tradition of the Jewish thinking that began with Sa'adia Gaon and reached its highest expression in Maimonides. These thinkers …
Pursuit of the Ideal
Jewish Writings of Steven Schwarzschild
Häftad, 1990
422 kr
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Steven Schwarzschild-rabbi, socialist, pacifist, theologian, and philosopher-is both the last of the major medieval Jewish philosophers and the most modern. He is in the tradition of the Jewish thinking that began with Sa'adia Gaon and reached its highest expression in Maimonides. These thinkers …
Dialogical Philosophy from Kierkegaard to Buber
Inbunden, 1991
1087 kr
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This book introduces American readers to a philosophical and spiritual exemplar of dialogue. The author presents a way of thinking about ourselves, the world, and our relationship to God that is neither dualistic nor monistic. The thinkers presented in this book focus on a radical departure from …
Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish People
Inbunden, 1991
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Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish People explores Maimonides' philosophical psychology, his ethics, his views on prophecy, providence, and immortality, his understanding of the place of gentiles in the Messianic area, his attitude toward proselytes, his answer to the question, "Who is a Jew?", …
Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish People
Häftad, 1991
394 kr
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Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish People explores Maimonides' philosophical psychology, his ethics, his views on prophecy, providence, and immortality, his understanding of the place of gentiles in the Messianic area, his attitude toward proselytes, his answer to the question, "Who is a Jew?", …
Refutation of the Christian Principles
Inbunden, 1992
1111 kr
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During the fourteenth century, there was a general demoralization in the Jewish community in Spain. Many Jews were on the brink of conversion. Rabbi Crescas met the Christian challenge by writing this pithy book refuting the principles of the Christian religion. He argued that the basic Christian …
Refutation of the Christian Principles
Häftad, 1992
394 kr
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During the fourteenth century, there was a general demoralization in the Jewish community in Spain. Many Jews were on the brink of conversion. Rabbi Crescas met the Christian challenge by writing this pithy book refuting the principles of the Christian religion. He argued that the basic Christian …
Autonomy and Judaism
The Individual and Community in Jewish Philosophical Thought
Häftad, 1992
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This volume brings together leading philosophers of Judaism on the issue of autonomy in the Jewish tradition. Addressing themselves to the relationship of the individual Jew to the Jewish community and to the world at large, some selections are systematic in scope, while others are more …
Gersonides on Providence, Covenant, and the Chosen People
A Study in Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Biblical Commentary
Av Robert Eisen
Inbunden, 1995
1111 kr
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A careful examination of the doctrine of Jewish chosenness in the light of Gersonides's thought on providential suffering and on inherited providence. Gersonides is one of the most interesting and important philosophers of the later Jewish Middle AgesGersonides was one of the intellectual giants of …
Gersonides on Providence, Covenant, and the Chosen People
A Study in Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Biblical Commentary
Av Robert Eisen
Häftad, 1995
401 kr
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A careful examination of the doctrine of Jewish chosenness in the light of Gersonides's thought on providential suffering and on inherited providence. Gersonides is one of the most interesting and important philosophers of the later Jewish Middle AgesGersonides was one of the intellectual giants of …
Commandment and Community
New Essays in Jewish Legal and Political Philosophy
Inbunden, 1995
1087 kr
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Includes contemporary Jewish political practice, and both systematic and historical treatments of issues in Jewish political theory and legal thought.This book is divided into two parts, "Judaism and Political Praxis" and "Halakha and the Political Order." The first part is concerned with issues at …
Commandment and Community
New Essays in Jewish Legal and Political Philosophy
Häftad, 1995
401 kr
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Includes contemporary Jewish political practice, and both systematic and historical treatments of issues in Jewish political theory and legal thought.This book is divided into two parts, "Judaism and Political Praxis" and "Halakha and the Political Order." The first part is concerned with issues at …
Worship of the Heart
A Study of Maimonides' Philosophy of Religion
Av Ehud Benor
Häftad, 1995
401 kr
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Shows that for Maimonides (medieval Jewish philosopher) prayer as a pure act of worship is essential.Benor's study offers a systematic Aristotelian account of Maimonides' philosophy of religion that reconciles the ideals of rabbinic Judaism with the sensibilities of a medieval Jewish philosopher, …
Maimonides on the "Decline of the Generations" and the Nature of Rabbinic Authority
Inbunden, 1996
1111 kr
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Shows to what extent and in what fashion Jews are bound to accept the opinions and the pronouncements of religious authorities.Moses Maimonides, medieval Judaism's leading legist and philosopher, and a figure of central importance for contemporary Jewish self-understanding, held a view of Judaism …
Critical Philosophy of Hermann Cohen
Av Andrea Poma
Inbunden, 1997
1111 kr
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A translation from the Italian of a study of the work of Hermann Cohen, a figure generally recognized as the most significant Jewish thinker of the past 100 yearsThis is a translation of Andrea Poma's La filosofia critica di Hermann Cohen, which first appeared in 1988.During the second half of the …
Critical Philosophy of Hermann Cohen
Av Andrea Poma
Häftad, 1997
422 kr
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A translation from the Italian of a study of the work of Hermann Cohen, a figure generally recognized as the most significant Jewish thinker of the past 100 yearsThis is a translation of Andrea Poma's La filosofia critica di Hermann Cohen, which first appeared in 1988.During the second half of the …
Alternatives in Jewish Bioethics
Häftad, 1997
394 kr
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This dialogue between the Jewish normative tradition and Western moral philosophy addresses central contemporary issues in medical ethics.Alternatives in Jewish Bioethics consists of a dialogue between contemporary, Western moral philosophy and the Jewish tradition of legal/moral discourse …
Speaking/Writing of God
Jewish Philosophical Reflections on the Life with Others
Häftad, 1997
401 kr
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Identifies and examines the central insights of Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas concerning the religious dimensions of the relationships between persons and extends these insights in order to explore the relevance of religious language to speak of post-Holocaust Jewish life, the critique of …
Past Imperatives
Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics
Inbunden, 1998
1111 kr
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Explores central questions in the history and theory of Jewish ethics, namely, the relationship between ethics and law, the relationship between ethics and theology, and the problems and prospects for constructing a contemporary Jewish ethic.Past Imperatives explores the nature and development of …
Past Imperatives
Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics
Häftad, 1998
401 kr
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Explores central questions in the history and theory of Jewish ethics, namely, the relationship between ethics and law, the relationship between ethics and theology, and the problems and prospects for constructing a contemporary Jewish ethic.Past Imperatives explores the nature and development of …
Maimonides' Political Thought
Studies in Ethics, Law, and the Human Ideal
Häftad, 1999
422 kr
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Examines Maimonides' political thought in light of his medieval Aristotelian and Jewish sources.This book presents a series of studies that cover a wide range of issues relating to Maimonides' political thought, including the basis for political and ethical knowledge; the notion of the "good"; …
