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Leibowitz or God's Absence / Daniel Horowitz, translated by Adrian Sackson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horowitz, Daniel, 1938- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leibowitz, Yeshayahu, 1903-1994.
- Leibowitz, Yeshayahu.
- Faith (Judaism).
- Jews--Study and teaching.
- Jews.
- Jewish philosophy--20th century.
- Jewish philosophy.
- Judaism and philosophy.
- Judaism and secularism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- As a scientist, philosopher and scholar in Jewish thought, Yeshayahu Leibowitz was one of the most noteworthy thinkers in the twentieth century. Leibowitz was an orthodox Jew, but rejected the notion of divine intervention in nature or history. So what was actually Leibowitz' belief? This is what this book is about.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Yeshayahu Leibowitz
- 2 Torah
- 3 Maimonides
- 4 Judah Halevi
- 5 Baruch Spinoza
- 6 Magical Thinking
- 7 Values
- 8 Cognitive and Conative
- 9 Faith
- 10 Peoples, States, and History
- 11 Thou Shalt Not Kill
- 12 The Mind-Body Problem
- 13 Biology
- 14 Science
- 15 Zionism
- 16 Christianity
- 17 A Talent for Error
- Afterword
- Sources
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Horowitz, Daniel Leibowitz or God's Absence
- ISBN:
- 1-64469-796-3
- 1-64469-795-5
- OCLC:
- 1288424660
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