04053oam 2200781 450 991081432500332120220405010119.01-64469-536-71-64469-535-910.1515/9781644695357(CKB)4100000011689742(MiAaPQ)EBC6446467(DE-B1597)572584(DE-B1597)9781644695357(EXLCZ)99410000001168974220210608d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Jewish intellectual tradition a history of learning and achievement /Alan Kadish, Michael A. Shmidman, Simcha FishbaneBoston, Massachusetts :Academic Studies Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (400 pages)Judaism and Jewish Life1-64469-534-0 Front matter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Preface --Introduction --PART ONE Libraries of the Jewish People --1. Golden Libraries in the “Golden Age,” Tenth–Twelfth Centuries: The Library of Rabbi Samuel Ha-Nagid --2. Nahmanides and His Library --3. From Manuscript to Printing Press: The Library of Leone Modena --4. The Modern Period: The Library of Rabbi Samson R. Hirsch --5. The Library of Professor Harry Austryn Wolfson --6. The Contemporary University Library --PART TWO From Text to Success: Salient Ideas and Values and Their Influence --Introduction --7. Respect for Precedent and Critical Independence --8. Logical Reasoning and Pursuit of Truth --9. The Primacy of Education --10. A Purposeful Life—The Pursuit of Perfection --11. Summary and Conclusions --Note on Translations --Appendix: Maps --Illustration Credits --Notes --Index --Authors’ BiographiesThe Jewish intellectual tradition has a long and complex history that has resulted in significant and influential works of scholarship. In this book, the authors suggest that there is a series of common principles that can be extracted from the Jewish intellectual tradition that have broad, even life-changing, implications for individual and societal achievement. These principles include respect for tradition while encouraging independent, often disruptive thinking; a precise system of logical reasoning in pursuit of the truth; universal education continuing through adulthood; and living a purposeful life. The main objective of this book is to understand the historical development of these principles and to demonstrate how applying them judiciously can lead to greater intellectual productivity, a more fulfilling existence, and a more advanced society. The application of these principles to daily life can make a real and profound difference in education, productivity, and personal happiness.Judaism and Jewish life.Jewish learning and scholarshipJewsIntellectual lifeBible.Education.Heritage.Intellectual History.Jewish.Judaism.Literacy.Scholars.Tradition.academia.culture.exegesis.law.lifestyle.literature.mysticism.philosophy.rabbinics.religion.science.study.theology.torah.Jewish learning and scholarship.JewsIntellectual life.296.123Kadish Alan1615342Fishbane SimchaShmidman Michael A.MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910814325003321The Jewish intellectual tradition3945492UNINA