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OverviewThere exists a particularly rich tradition of Jewish philosophy, and this volume presents a view of the field as a whole. Although there are books that detail the history of Jewish philosophy, this is the first time a volume has been prepared by a variety of authors for this purpose. The advantages of this are that they bring with them a variety of perspectives and range of ideas which goes to make up a unique approach to the nature and content of Jewish philosophy. Thirty-five authors, from Britain, Canada, Israel, and the United States cover the whole breadth of Jewish philosophy, concentrating upon the philosophical interest of the ideas themselves. No attempt has been made to deal with every single Jewish philosopher, but the major schools of thought and controversy are thoroughly dealt with in this collection, and useful bibliographical information is supplied by the individual authors. The discussion ranges from the Bible itself to postmodern trends, from the thought of Moses Maimonides to those who discuss the nature of the Holocaust. The links between Jewish philosophy and its wider cultural context emerge, so that an accurate view of the place of Jewish philosophy in the development of philosophy itself emerges. There is nowhere at present that the reader interested in exploring the whole scope and variety of Jewish philosophy can go, and there has long been the need for an edition like this that brings together experts in the field who write clearly and with philosophical acuity on their particular topics. This volume is likely to be a vital research tool for those interested in Jewish philosophy for some time to come. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel Frank , Oliver LeamanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: v. 2 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 5.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.920kg ISBN: 9780415080644ISBN 10: 0415080649 Pages: 952 Publication Date: 12 December 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsWhat is Jewish Philosophy? Daniel H. Frank Foundations and First Principles. The Bible as a Source for Philosophical Reflection Shalom Carmy and David Shatz Hellenistic Jewish Philosophy David Winston The Talmud as a Source for Philosophical Reflection David Novak Medieval Jewish Philosophy. The Nature of Medieval Jewish Philosophy Alexander Broadie The Islamic Social and Cultural Context Steven M. Wasserstrom Kalam in Medieval Jewish Philosophy Haggai Ben-Shammai Medieval Jewish Neoplatonism T. M. Rudavsky Judah Halevi Lenn E. Goodman Medieval Jewish Aristotelianism: Introduction Norbert M. Samuelson Moses Maimonides Howard Kreisel Maimonides and Aquinas Alexander Broadie The Social and Cultural Context: Thirteenth to Fifteeth Centuries Marc Saperstein The Maimonidean Controversy Idit Dobbs-Weinstein Hebrew Philosophy in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Charles H. Manekin Levi ben Gershom (Gersonides) Seymour Feldman Chasdai Crescas Daniel J. Lasker Medieval and Renaissance Jewish Political Philosophy Abraham Melamed Jewish Mysticism: A Philosophical Overview Elliot R. Wolfson Jewish Philosophy on the Eve of Modernity Hava Tirosh-Rothschild Modern Jewish Philosophy. The Nature of Modern Jewish Philosophy Ze'ev Levy The Social and Cultural Context: Seventeenth Century Europe Elisheva Carlebach The Jewish Community of Amsterdam Richard H. Popkin Spinoza Seymour Feldman The Social and Cultural Context: Eighteenth-Century Enlightenment Lois C. Dubin Mendelssohn Michael L. Morgan Nineteenth-Century German Reform Philosophy Mordecai Finley The Ideology of Wissenschaft des Judentums David N. Myers Samson Raphael Hirsch Harry Lesser Traditional Reactions to Modern Jewish Reform: The Paradigm of German Orthodoxy David Ellenson Contemporary Jewish Philosophy. Jewish Nationalism Ze'ev Levy Zionism Ze'ev Levy Jewish Neokantianism: Hermann Cohen Kenneth Seeskin Jewish Existentialism: Buber, Rosenzwieg and Soloveitchik Oliver Leaman Leo Strauss Kenneth Hart Green The Shoah Steven T. Katz Postmodern Jewish Philosophy Richard A. Cohen Jewish Feminist Thought Judith Plaskow The Future of Jewish Philosophy Oliver LeamanReviews"""This anthology of articles on Jewish philosophy is organized under four chronological periods ... This volume is well conceived, and it is obvious that the editors worked hard to shape the individual contributions into a coherent research tool that will be useful to scholars, students, and laypersons for years to come."" -""Choice, May 1997 ""The clarity of the writing style in many of the essays makes the book accessible to general readers as well as to scholars. ""History of Jewish Philosophy is an indispensable reference that brilliantly captures in one volume the broad range of Jewish philosophy. Libraries should be urged by their Jewish patrons to acquire this essential volume.."" -Dade Jewish Journal, 16-22 May 1997" This anthology of articles on Jewish philosophy is organized under four chronological periods ... This volume is well conceived, and it is obvious that the editors worked hard to shape the individual contributions into a coherent research tool that will be useful to scholars, students, and laypersons for years to come. <br>- Choice, May 1997 <br> The clarity of the writing style in many of the essays makes the book accessible to general readers as well as to scholars. History of Jewish Philosophy is an indispensable reference that brilliantly captures in one volume the broad range of Jewish philosophy. Libraries should be urged by their Jewish patrons to acquire this essential volume.. <br>-Dade Jewish Journal, 16-22 May 1997 <br> Author InformationDaniel H. Frank is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky and editor of Commandment and Community (1995). Oliver Leaman is Zantker Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Kentucky and co-editor of The History of Islamic Philosophy (1996). With Charles H. Manekin, they are the editors of the Jewish Philosophy Reader (Routledge 2000), a sourcebook of primary text complementing this history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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