Socrates and the Jews : Hellenism and Hebraism from Moses Mendelssohn to Sigmund Freud / Miriam Leonard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leonard, Miriam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socrates--Criticism and interpretation.

Socrates.

Philosophy, Ancient--Influence.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Jewish philosophy.

Judaism and philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Asked by the early Christian Tertullian, the question was vigorously debated in the nineteenth century. While classics dominated the intellectual life of Europe, Christianity still prevailed and conflicts raged between the religious and the secular. Taking on the question of how the glories of the classical world could be reconciled with the Bible, Socrates and the Jews explains how Judaism played a vital role in defining modern philhellenism. Exploring the tension between Hebraism and Hellenism, Miriam Leonard gracefully probes the philosophical tradition behind the development of classical philology and considers how the conflict became a preoccupation for the leading thinkers of modernity, including Matthew Arnold, Moses Mendelssohn, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud. For each, she shows how the contrast between classical and biblical traditions is central to writings about rationalism, political subjectivity, and progress. Illustrating how the encounter between Athens and Jerusalem became a lightning rod for intellectual concerns, this book is a sophisticated addition to the history of ideas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Note on Translations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Athens and Jerusalem

1. Socrates and the Reason of Judaism: Moses Mendelssohn and Immanuel Kant

2. Noah and Noesis: Greeks, Jews and the Hegelian Dialectic

3. Matthew Arnold in Zion: Hebrews, Hellenes, Aryans, and Semites

4. Greeks, Jews, and the Death of God: Feuerbach, Marx, Nietzsche

5. Moses on the Acropolis: Sigmund Freud

Epilogue: "Metaphors we live by . . ."

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786613587077

9781280491849

1280491841

9780226472492

0226472493

OCLC:

793511129