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100 1 _aStrauss, Leo.
245 1 0 _aJewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity :
_bEssays and Lectures in Modern Jewish Thought.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aAlbany :
_bState University of New York Press,
_c1997.
264 4 _c©1997.
300 _a1 online resource (526 pages)
336 _atext
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490 1 _aSUNY Series in the Jewish Writings of Leo Strauss Series
505 0 _aFront Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Preface -- Notes -- Editor's Introduction: Leo Strauss as a Modern Jewish Thinker -- The Importance of Leo Strauss -- Leo Strauss as Jewish Thinker: His Life and Work -- Jewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity -- Spinoza (Baruch and Benedict) -- Moses Mendelssohn -- Hermann Cohen -- Franz Rosenzweig -- Theodor Herzl and Political Zionism -- Strauss's Maimonideanism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Content -- I: Essays in Modern Jewish Thought -- Progress or Return? The Contemporary Crisis in Western Civilization -- I -- II -- III -- Notes -- Preface to Spinoza's Critique of Religion -- Notes -- II: Studies of Modern Jewish Thinkers -- How to Study Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise -- I -- II -- III -- Notes -- Preface to Isaac Husik, Philosophical Essays: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern -- Notes -- Introductory Essay to Hermann Cohen, Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism -- III: Lectures of Contemporary Jewsih Issues -- Freud on Moses and Monotheism -- Notes -- Why We Remain Jews: Can Jewish Faith and History Still Speak to Us? -- Question and Answer Period -- Notes -- IV: Studies on the Hebrew Bible -- On the Interpretation of Genesis -- Notes -- Jerusalem and Athens: Some Preliminary Reflections -- I. The Beginning of the Bible and Its Greek Counterparts -- II. On Socrates and the Prophets -- Notes -- V: Comments of Jewish History -- What Is Political Philosophy? [The First Paragraph] -- The Problem of Political Philosophy -- Review of J. L. Talmon, The Nature of Jewish History-Its Universal Significance -- Letter to the Editor: The State of Israel -- VI: Miscellaneous Writings on Jews and Judaism -- Introduction to Persecution and the Art of Writing -- Notes -- Perspectives on the Good Society.
505 8 _aNotes -- VII: Autobiographical Reflections -- An Unspoken Prologue to a Public Lecture at St. John's College in Honor of Jacob Klein -- Notes -- Preface to Hobbes Politische Wissenschaft -- Notes -- A Giving of Accounts: Jacob Klein and Leo Strauss -- Selection from the Question Period -- Back Matter -- Appendix 1: Plan of a Book Tentatively Entitled Philosophy and the Law: Historical Essays -- Note -- Appendix 2: Restatement on Xenophon's Hiero [The Last Paragraph] -- Notes -- Appendix 3: Memorial Remarks for Jason Aronson -- Note -- Sources -- Bibliography: Selected Works on Leo Strauss as a Modern Jewish Thinker -- Index.
520 _aExplores the impact on Jews and Judaism of the crisis of modernity, analyzing modern Jewish dilemmas and providing a prescription for their resolution.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aGreen, Kenneth Hart.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aStrauss, Leo
_tJewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity
_dAlbany : State University of New York Press,c1997
_z9780791427736
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aSUNY Series in the Jewish Writings of Leo Strauss Series
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