The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy
The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy
Zachary Braiterman, Syracuse University, New York
David Novak, University of Toronto
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inc GSTThe second volume of The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy provides a comprehensive overview of Jewish philosophy from the seventeenth century to the present day. Written by a distinguished group of experts in the field, its essays examine how Jewish thinking was modified in its encounter with modern Europe and America and challenge longstanding assumptions about the nature and purpose of modern Jewish philosophy. The volume also treats modern Jewish philosophy's continuities with premodern texts and thinkers, the relationship between philosophy and theology, the ritual and political life of the people of Israel and the ways in which classic modern philosophical categories help or hinder Jewish self-articulation. These essays offer readers a multi-faceted understanding of the Jewish philosophical enterprise in the modern period.
- Thematic orientation shows generativity of the subject; most of the essays aim to show that the story of modern Jewish philosophy is unfinished and can be re-told
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the period in question from a group of expert scholars
- Includes a comprehensive introduction to put the essays in context and provide the reader with some background and guidance
Reviews & endorsements
'This volume offers a 'big-tent' approach to the semantic and substantive questions of the overlapping categories of modern Jewish thought, theology, and philosophy … a generous view of the boundaries of the field lead to inclusion of themes and thinkers too often left out in earlier outlines of the 'canon', such as the theme of aesthetics, the contributions of Eastern European thinkers, and the relationship to the medievals. The book is organized thematically, and assumes a basic familiarity with the central figures in the history of Jewish thought in the modern period. It is a wise organizational choice that leads to fresh readings and pairings.' Religious Studies Review
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May 2012Hardback
9780521852432
891 pages
235 × 161 × 52 mm
1.35kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction Martin Kavka
- Part I. Judaism's Encounter with Modernity:
- 1. Enlightenment Willi Goetschel
- 2. The spirit of Jewish history Samuel Moyn
- 3. Phenomenology Martin Kavka
- 4. America Ken Koltun-Fromm
- 5. Feminism and gender Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
- Part II. Retrieving Tradition:
- 6. Scripture and text Peter Ochs
- 7. Medieval Jewish philosophers in modern Jewish philosophy Aaron W. Hughes
- 8. Jewish enlightenment beyond Western Europe Adam Shear
- 9. Hasidism, mitnagdism, and contemporary American Judaism Shaul Magid
- Part III. Modern Jewish Philosophical Theology:
- 10. God: divine transcendence Aryeh Botwinick
- 11. God: divine immanence Gregory Kaplan
- 12. Creation Navid Novak
- 13. Revelation Randi Rashkover
- 14. Redemption Norbert M. Samuelson
- 15. Providence: agencies of redemption Michael L. Morgan
- Part IV. Jewish Peoplehood:
- 16. Halakah Avi Sagi
- 17. Liturgy Steven Kepnes
- 18. Jews alongside non-Jews Shmuel Trigano
- 19. Political theory: beyond sovereignty? Leora Batnitzky
- 20. Zionism Zachary Braiterman
- Part V. Issues in Modern Jewish Philosophy:
- 21. Reason as a paradigm in Jewish philosophy Kenneth Seeskin
- 22. Imagination and theolatrous impulse: configuring God in modern Jewish thought Elliot R. Wolfson
- 23. Justice Michael Zank
- 24. Virtue Dov Nelkin
- 25. Aesthetics and art Asher Biemann
- 26. Interpretation, modernity, and the philosophy of Judaism Jonathan W. Malino.
