Overview

Jewish Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century encourages contemporary Jewish thinkers to reflect on the meaning of Judaism in the modern world by connecting these reflections to their own personal biographies. In so doing, it reveals the complexity of Jewish thought in the present moment. The contributors reflect on a range of political, social, ethical, and educational challenges that face Jews and Judaism today and chart a path for the future. The results showcase how Jewish philosophy encompasses the methodologies and concerns of other fields such as political theory, intellectual history, theology, religious studies, anthropology, education, comparative literature, and cultural studies. By presenting how Jewish thinkers address contemporary challenges of Jewish existence, the volume makes a valuable contribution to the humanities as a whole, especially at a time when the humanities are increasingly under duress for being irrelevant.

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Author:   Hava Tirosh-Samuelson ,  Aaron W. Hughes
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   23
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.992kg
ISBN:  

9789004279612

ISBN 10:   900427961
Pages:   556
Publication Date:   21 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Aaron W. Hughes and Hava Tirosh-Samuelson Chapter One: The Historian as Thinker: Reflections on (Jewish) Intellectual History Asher D. Biemann Chapter Two: After Germany: An American Jewish Philosophical Manifesto Zachary J. Braiterman Chapter Three: Constructing a Jewish Philosophy of Being toward Death James A. Diamond Chapter Four: Jewish Philosophy: Living Language at Its Limits Cass Fisher Chapter Five: Toward a Synthetic Philosophy Lenn Evan Goodman Chapter Six: Jewish Philosophy Tomorrow: Post-messianic and Post-lachrymose Warren Zev Harvey Chapter Seven: Transgressing Boundaries: Jewish Philosophy and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Aaron W. Hughes Chapter Eight: Philosophy, the Academy, and the Future of Jewish Learning Claire E. Katz Chapter Nine: Revisioning the Jewish Philosophical Encounter with Christianity Martin Kavka and Randi Rashkover Chapter Ten: Doubt and Certainty in Contemporary Jewish Piety Shaul Magid Chapter Eleven: Otherness and a Vital Jewish Religious Identity Ephraim Meir Chapter Twelve: The Need for Jewish Philosophy Alan Mittleman Chapter Thirteen: Historicity, Dialogical Philosophy, and Moral Normativity: Discovering the Second Person Michael L. Morgan Chapter Fourteen: Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and the Jewish Philosophers of Encounter Michael Oppenheim Chapter Fifteen: A Shadowed Light: Continuity and New Directions in Jewish Philosophy Sarah Pessin Chapter Sixteen: Jewish Philosophy, Ethics, and the New Brain Sciences Heidi M. Ravven Chapter Seventeen: Good Accused: Jewish Philosophy as Antitheodicy Bruce Rosenstock Chapter Eighteen: Overcoming the Epistemological Barrier Tamar Ross Chapter Twenty: A Plea for Transcendence Kenneth Seeskin Chapter Twenty-One: The Preciousness of Being Human: Jewish Philosophy and the Challenge of Technology Hava Tirosh-Samuelson Chapter Twenty-Two: In Search of the Eternal Israel: Back to an Intellectual Journey Shmuel Trigano Chapter Twenty-Three: Skepticism and the Philosopher's Keeping Faith Elliot R. Wolfson

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Hava Tirosh-Samuelson is a Professor of History, Irving and Miriam Lowe Professor of Modern Judaism, and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Aaron W. Hughes holds the Philip S. Bernstein Chair of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester.

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