The Future of Jewish Philosophy

Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Aaron W. Hughes (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

356 Seiten

2018
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-38120-9 (ISBN)

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This anthology reflects on the future of Jewish philosophy in light of the Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers (Brill, 2013-2018). The essays assess the academic contribution and cultural importance of Jewish philosophy and offer paths for its future growth.

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.

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).

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

Erscheinungsdatum	04.10.2018
Reihe/Serie	Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers ; 21
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	696 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-10	90-04-38120-1 / 9004381201
ISBN-13	978-90-04-38120-9 / 9789004381209
Zustand	Neuware