An Introduction to Modern Jewish PhilosophyThe 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
Migrations from Spain and the Popularization of Kabbalah | 3 |
Emancipation and Its Consequences | 20 |
Settlement in America | 29 |
The Holocaust and the State of Israel | 48 |
Popular Expressions of Modern Judaism | 61 |
Introduction to Part II | 63 |
Jewish Religion | 65 |
Jewish Secularism | 90 |
Baruch Spinoza | 115 |
Mendelssohn and Modern Jewish Thought | 143 |
Hermann Cohen | 162 |
Martin Buber | 182 |
Franz Rosenzweig | 212 |
Mordecai Kaplan | 267 |
Emil Fackenheim and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy | 288 |
Name Index | 307 |
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An Introduction to Modern Jewish Philosophy: Herut Party in Israel Norbert M. Samuelson Limited preview - 1989 |
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