The Future of Jewish Philosophy

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-38120-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 21, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers

This anthology of original essays reflects on the future of Jewish philosophy in light of the Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers (Brill, 2013-2018). The volume assesses the strengths of Jewish philosophy, explores the place of Jewish philosophy within the Western academy as a critique of and contribution to the discipline of philosophy, and showcases the relevance of Jewish philosophy to contemporary Jewish culture. The volume argues that Jewish philosophy is more vibrant, diverse, and culturally significant than its public image implies. Special attention is paid to the interdisciplinary nature of Jewish philosophy, the institutional settings for generating Jewish philosophy, and the contribution of philosophizing to contemporary Jewish self-understanding.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava

Hughes, Aaron W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Philosophie, Aufklärung, Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

The Contributors

Part One: Jewish Philosophy in Perspective

1 Jewish Philosophy as Cultural Practice

Hava Tirosh-Samuelson

2 Jewish Philosophy in the Academy

Aaron W. Hughes

3 The Versatility of Contemporary Jewish Philosophy

Warren Zev Harvey

4 Desiderata

Lenn E. Goodman

Part Two: Jewish Philosophy in Public Life

5 The Promise and Perils of Perplexity: Jewish Philosophy and Public Culture, Yesterday and Today

Elias Sacks

6 Jewish Philosophy and Contemporary Jewish Culture: Therapy, Ideology, Critique

Yonatan Y. Brafman

7 Jewish Philosophy and Public Policy

Elliot N. Dorff

8 A Call to Return Jewish Philosophy to Philosophy

Steven Kepnes

9 Rational Neopragmatist Rabbis

Martin Kavka

10 Jewish Musical Thinking: Critical Reflections of a Philosopher-Rabbi

Aubrey L. Glazer

Part Three: Jewish Philosophy in the Academy

11 A Case for Jewish Philosophy in Liberal Arts Education

Claire E. Katz

12 The Reach of Reason: Judaism, Halakhah, and Analytic Philosophy

Alex Sztuden

13 Reconceiving Jewish Philosophy: Aspirations for the Future

Cass Fisher

14 Jewish Philosophy, the Academy, and the Fact-Value Divide

Randi Rashkover

15 The Future of Jewish Philosophy in the Academy

Heidi M. Ravven

16 Pledges of Non-Allegiance: History, Politics, and the Future of Jewish Philosophy

Samuel Hayim Brody

17 The Questionability of a Future Jewish Philosophy

Paul E. Nahme

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (Ph.D., Hebrew University, 1978) is Regents’ Professor, Irving and Miriam Lowe Professor of Modern Judaism, and Director of Jewish Studies at Arizona State University. She writes on Jewish intellectual history, religion, science and technology, and Judaism and ecology.

Aaron W. Hughes, (Ph.D., Indiana University, 2000) is the Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Rochester. He is the author of numerous books, including Rethinking Jewish Philosophy: Beyond Particularism and Universalism (Oxford, 2014).