Jewish philosophers and Jewish philosophy / Emil L. Fackenheim ; edited by Michael L. Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fackenheim, Emil L.

Contributor:

Morgan, Michael L., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophers.

Judaism--20th century.

Judaism.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Jewish philosophy.

Physical Description:

xviii, 269 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, [1996]

Summary:

If, in content and in method, philosophy and religion conflict, can there be a Jewish philosophy? What makes a Jewish thinker a philosopher? Emil L. Fackenheim confronts these questions in a profound and insightful series of essays on the great Jewish thinkers from Maimonides through Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, and Leo Strauss. Fackenheim also contemplates the task of Jewish philosophy after the Holocaust. While providing access to key Jewish thinkers of the past, this volume highlights the exciting achievements of one of today's most creative and most important Jewish philosophers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-263) and index.

ISBN:

0253330629

OCLC:

33970400