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An introduction to modern Jewish philosophy / Norbert M. Samuelson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Samuelson, Norbert M., 1936-
- Series:
- SUNY series in Jewish philosophy.
- SUNY series in Jewish philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929.
- Rosenzweig, Franz.
- Jewish philosophy--19th century.
- Jewish philosophy.
- Jewish philosophy--20th century.
- Judaism--History--Modern period, 1750-.
- Judaism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 320 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c1989.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 of those modern Jewish philosophers whose thought is technically the best and/or the most influential in Jewish intellectual circles. The Jewish philosophers covered include Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Mordecai Kaplan, and Emil Fackenheim. The text includes summaries and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Front Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Contents
- Historical Background
- MIGRATIONS FROM SPAIN AND THE POPULARIZATION OF KABBALAH
- EMANCIPATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
- SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA
- THE HOLOCAUST AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL
- Popular Expressions of Modern Judaism
- Introduction to Part II
- JEWISH RELIGION
- JEWISH SECULARISM
- Modern Jewish Philosophy
- INTRODUCTION TO PART III
- BARUCH SPINOZA
- MENDELSSOHN AND MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT
- HERMANN COHEN
- MARTIN BUBER
- FRANZ ROSENZWEIG
- MORDECAI KAPLAN
- EMIL FACKENHEIM AND CONTEMPORARY JEWISH PHILOSOPHY
- Back Matter
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographies and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781438418575
- 1438418574
- OCLC:
- 42856489
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