Jewish philosophy and the crisis of modernity : essays and lectures in modern Jewish thought / by Leo Strauss ; edited with an introduction by Kenneth Hart Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strauss, Leo.

Contributor:

Green, Kenneth Hart, 1953-

Series:

SUNY series in the Jewish writings of Strauss.

SUNY series in the Jewish writings of Leo Strauss

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy--History.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Modern--History.

Philosophy, Modern.

Judaism and philosophy.

Judaism--20th century.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (526 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the impact on Jews and Judaism of the crisis of modernity, analyzing modern Jewish dilemmas and providing a prescription for their resolution.

Contents:

""Front Matter ""; ""Half Title Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Editor's Preface""; ""Notes""; ""Editor's Introduction: Leo Strauss as a Modern Jewish Thinker""; ""The Importance of Leo Strauss""; ""Leo Strauss as Jewish Thinker: His Life and Work""; ""Jewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity""; ""Spinoza (Baruch and Benedict)""; ""Moses Mendelssohn""; ""Hermann Cohen""; ""Franz Rosenzweig""; ""Theodor Herzl and Political Zionism""; ""Strauss's Maimonideanism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Content ""

""I: Essays in Modern Jewish Thought """"Progress or Return? The Contemporary Crisis in Western Civilization""; ""I""; ""II""; ""III""; ""Notes""; ""Preface to Spinoza's Critique of Religion""; ""Notes""; ""II: Studies of Modern Jewish Thinkers ""; ""How to Study Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise""; ""I""; ""II""; ""III""; ""Notes""; ""Preface to Isaac Husik, Philosophical Essays: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern""; ""Notes""; ""Introductory Essay to Hermann Cohen, Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism""; ""III: Lectures of Contemporary Jewsih Issues ""

""Freud on Moses and Monotheism""""Notes""; ""Why We Remain Jews: Can Jewish Faith and History Still Speak to Us?""; ""Question and Answer Period""; ""Notes""; ""IV: Studies on the Hebrew Bible""; ""On the Interpretation of Genesis""; ""Notes""; ""Jerusalem and Athens: Some Preliminary Reflections""; ""I. The Beginning of the Bible and Its Greek Counterparts""; ""II. On Socrates and the Prophets""; ""Notes""; ""V: Comments of Jewish History ""; ""What Is Political Philosophy? [The First Paragraph]""; ""The Problem of Political Philosophy""

""Review of J. L. Talmon, The Nature of Jewish History�Its Universal Significance""""Letter to the Editor: The State of Israel""; ""VI: Miscellaneous Writings on Jews and Judaism""; ""Introduction to Persecution and the Art of Writing""; ""Notes""; ""Perspectives on the Good Society""; ""Notes""; ""VII: Autobiographical Reflections""; ""An Unspoken Prologue to a Public Lecture at St. John's College in Honor of Jacob Klein""; ""Notes""; ""Preface to Hobbes Politische Wissenschaft""; ""Notes""; ""A Giving of Accounts: Jacob Klein and Leo Strauss""; ""Selection from the Question Period""

""Back Matter """"Appendix 1: Plan of a Book Tentatively Entitled Philosophy and the Law: Historical Essays""; ""Note""; ""Appendix 2: Restatement on Xenophon's Hiero [The Last Paragraph]""; ""Notes""; ""Appendix 3: Memorial Remarks for Jason Aronson""; ""Note ""; ""Sources""; ""Bibliography: Selected Works on Leo Strauss as a Modern Jewish Thinker""; ""Index""; ""Title Page ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

"Bibliography: selected works on Leo Strauss as a modern Jewish thinker": p. 479-487.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-478) and index.

ISBN:

9781438421445

1438421443

OCLC:

1475967259