Kenneth Seeskin

Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Considers both existing arguments and presents its own ideas about the role of autonomy in Judaism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9780521114622
• ISBN-10: 0521114624
• Artikelnr.: 26153217

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Seeskin is Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, Illinois. He has published widely in the area of Jewish philosophy and his books include Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides (2000), Jewish Philosophy in a Secular Age (1990), Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed (1991), No Other Gods (1995) and Dialogue and Discovery: A Study in Socratic Method (1987).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations
1. The problem of autonomy
2. Covenant and consent in the Bible
3. From the prophet to the sage
4. From the sage to the philosopher
5. The rise of modernity: Spinoza and Mendelssohn
6. The height of modernity: Kant and Cohen
7. Modernity under fire: Buber and Levinas
8. Conclusion: a partnership with God
Bibliography
Index.