03157nam 2200625 a 450 991079038040332120230725033457.01-61811-078-010.1515/9781618110787(CKB)2670000000204312(EBL)3110474(SSID)ssj0000685870(PQKBManifestationID)11481308(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000685870(PQKBWorkID)10732411(PQKB)11743922(MiAaPQ)EBC3110474(DE-B1597)540946(OCoLC)797833286(DE-B1597)9781618110787(Au-PeEL)EBL3110474(CaPaEBR)ebr10567530(CaONFJC)MIL546550(EXLCZ)99267000000020431220120611d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe pale god[electronic resource] Israeli secularism and Spinoza's philosophy of culture /Gideon Katz ; translated by Miriam Ron and Jacky FeldmanBoston Academic Studies Press20111 online resource (222 p.)Israel : society, culture and historyDescription based upon print version of record.1-936235-38-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Introduction --Chapter 1: Three Options for Secularism in Israel --Chapter 2: Why Spinoza? --Chapter 3: Imagination and the Masses: An Outline of the Object of Politics --Chapter 4: Political Secularism --Chapter 5: The Role of the Philosopher in His Society in Times of Secularization --Chapter 6: Traditionalism as an Optional Form of Secularism in Israel --Conclusion --Bibliography --IndexThe Pale God examines the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. It begins with a description of the secular options as expressed by Israeli intellectuals, and describes how these options have led to a dead end. A new option must be sought, and one of the key sources for this option is the works of Spinoza. The author explains that unlike Nietzsche, who discussed "the death of God," Spinoza tried to undermine the authority of religious virtuosos and establish the image of a rational "Pale God." Such changes could channel religious tradition to the basic principles of secular political rule. The author demonstrates that the secular option is inherent in Israeli society, fits the type of secularism that Zionism instilled in the Jewish people, and complements the traditional trends deeply rooted in that society.Israel (Boston, Mass.)Jewish philosophyPhilosophy, ModernJewish philosophy.Philosophy, Modern.296.37Katz Gideon1544120Ron Miriam1544121Feldman Jacky1544122MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790380403321The pale god3798065UNINA