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Faith and freedom : Moses Mendelssohn's theological-political thought / Michah Gottlieb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gottlieb, Michah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism and philosophy.
- Faith and reason--Judaism.
- Faith and reason.
- Enlightenment.
- Jewish philosophy.
- Judaism and politics.
- Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786.
- Mendelssohn, Moses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Michah Gottlieb offers a new reading of Moses Mendelssohn's life and writings, arguing that he defends pre-modern Jewish religious concepts sincerely, but unconsciously gives them a humanistic valence appropriate to life in a diverse, enlightened society.
- Contents:
- God is good : the harmony between Judaism and enlightenment philosophy
- Philosophy and law : shaping Judaism for the modern world
- Either/or : Jacobi's attack on the moderate enlightenment
- Enlightenment reoriented : Mendelssohn's pragmatic religious idealism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-045333-8
- 9786613039958
- 1-283-03995-8
- 0-19-983824-0
- OCLC:
- 732807833
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