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Jewish philosophy as a guide to life : Rosenzweig, Buber, Levinas, Wittgenstein / Hilary Putnam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Putnam, Hilary.
- Series:
- Helen and Martin Schwartz lectures in Jewish studies.
- The Helen and Martin Schwartz lectures in Jewish studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929.
- Rosenzweig, Franz.
- Buber, Martin, 1878-1965.
- Buber, Martin.
- Lévinas, Emmanuel.
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig.
- Jewish philosophy.
- Judaism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Distinguished philosopher Hilary Putnam, who is also a practicing Jew, questions the thought of three major Jewish philosophers of the 20th century-Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas-to help him reconcile the philosophical and religious sides of his life. An additional presence in the book is Ludwig Wittgenstein, who, although not a practicing Jew, thought about religion in ways that Putnam juxtaposes to the views of Rosenzweig, Buber, and Levinas. Putnam explains the leading ideas of each of these great thinkers, bringing out what, in his opinion, constitutes the decisive
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction (Autobiographical); 1 Rosenzweig and Wittgenstein; 2 Rosenzweig on Revelation and Romance; 3 What I and Thou Is Really Saying; 4 Levinas on What Is Demanded of Us; Afterword; Notes
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786613770042
- 9781280998430
- 1280998431
- 9780253009647
- 0253009642
- OCLC:
- 805047286
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