Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment / Allan Arkush.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arkush, Allan, 1949-

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

SUNY series in Judaica.

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

SUNY series in Judaica

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enlightenment.

Jewish philosophy.

Haskalah.

Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786.

Mendelssohn, Moses.

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716--Influence.

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.

Wolff, Christian, Freiherr von, 1679-1754--Influence.

Wolff, Christian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 304 p. )

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Moses Mendelssohn, the author of numerous works on natural theology and ethics, was also the first modern philosopher of Judaism. This book places Mendelssohn's thought within the context of the Leibnizian-Wolffian school, the writings of Kant and Lessing and other major figures of the Enlightenment, and within the age-old tradition of Jewish rationalism. More than any previous treatment of this subject, it questions the extent to which Mendelssohn truly succeeded in reconciling his allegiance to the philosophy of the Enlightenment with his adherence to Judaism.

Contents:

Front Matter

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Content

The Leibniz -Wolffian Background

Mendelssohn's Natural Theology

The Crisis of Reason

Religion, Morality, and Politics

Spinoza and Other Adversaries

Mendelssohn's Difense of Judaism

Refashioning Judaism

Back Matter

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-299) and index.

ISBN:

9780791495261

0791495264

9780585045054

0585045054