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Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy »

Authors: Kenneth Seeskin
ISBN-13: 9780521800372, ISBN-10: 0521800374
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Kenneth Seeskin

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).

Book Synopsis

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

	Preface
	Abbreviations
1	The problem of autonomy	1
2	Covenant and consent in the Bible	28
3	From the prophet to the sage	65
4	From the sage to the philosopher	90
5	The rise of modernity: Spinoza and Mendelssohn	119
6	The height of modernity: Kant and Cohen	149
7	Modernity under fire: Buber and Levinas	182
8	Conclusion: a partnership with God	218
	Bibliography	239
	Index	251