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.
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.
Daniel Horowitz was born in Switzerland, where his family fled the Belgian occupation during World War II. His parents returned to Antwerp after the war, so Horowitz grew up within the Jewish community in Antwerp. At the age of fifteen he started working as a diamond cleaver, and later founded his own business together with his brother. In his sixties he retired and immigrated to Israel. Since then he dedicates his time to studying and writing. Horowitz is a music and literature devotee. He is an skillful skier and is fluent in six languages.
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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
