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History of Jewish Philosophy (Routledge History of World Philosophies)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 181.06
EAN: 9780415324694
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0415324696
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 952
Publication Date: January 07, 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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Editorial Review:
Jewish philosophy is often presented as an addendum to Jewish religion rather than as a rich and varied tradition in its own right, but the History of Jewish Philosophy explores the entire scope and variety of Jewish philosophy from philosophical interpretations of the Bible right up to contemporary Jewish feminist and postmodernist thought. The links between Jewish philosophy and its wider cultural context are stressed, building up a comprehensive and historically sensitive view of Jewish philosophy and its place in the development of philosophy as a whole.
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Rating:  - Excellent scholarly history of Jewish Philosophy
To the outsider, Jewish philosophy, like the religion of Judaism itself, can seem somewhat mysterious. Yet in the 20th century, many of the greatest philosophers came from Jewish backgrounds, such as Edmund Husserl, Edith Stein, Walter Kaufmann, Hannah Arendt and many others. Philosophy has had an interesting if complicated relationship to the Jewish faith and way of life, yet Philosophy is strongly indebted to the meditations of people like Philo, Moses Maimonides, Spinoza and others when it comes ... Read More
Rating:  - Takes a lot of knowledge for granted
This massive book, consisting of contributions from 35 scholars, is obviously a valuable and learned resource for anyone interested in Jewish philosophy, and it contains much illuminating material. However, that it is "accessible to general readers as well as to scholars", as one of the blurbs on the back cover of the book reads, is true of only a few of its 39 chapters. The bulk of the book is certainly not suitable for anyone who is not already familiar with philosophy in general, with technical philosophical ... Read More
Rating: - tough call
It's a daunting task to survey the whole of Jewish philosophy--one could write just as large a volume (934pp) on the medieval period alone. Nevertheless this book is a great summary of and introduction to Jewish philosophy, with the drawback that it doesn't bring any original texts (the same editors composed a Reader for that purpose). While it could be larger (for instance, the Hist. of Islamic Philosophy, of the same series, is a two-volume work) and both the contemporary and ancient periods should be expanded, ... Read More
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