02896nam 2200661Ia 450 991097182020332120200520144314.0978079149526107914952649780585045054058504505410.1515/9780791495261(CKB)111000211282676(dli)HEB08939(SSID)ssj0000205765(PQKBManifestationID)11217680(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205765(PQKBWorkID)10213140(PQKB)11249243(MiAaPQ)EBC3408251(DE-B1597)735580(DE-B1597)9780791495261(Perlego)2672562(EXLCZ)9911100021128267619931021d1994 ub 0engurmnummmmuuuutxtccrMoses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment /Allan ArkushAlbany State University of New York Pressc19941 online resource (xvi, 304 p. )SUNY series in JudaicaBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791420713 079142071X Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-299) and index.Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Content -- The Leibniz -Wolffian Background -- Mendelssohn's Natural Theology -- The Crisis of Reason -- Religion, Morality, and Politics -- Spinoza and Other Adversaries -- Mendelssohn's Difense of Judaism -- Refashioning Judaism -- Back Matter -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.Moses Mendelssohn, the author of numerous works on natural theology and ethics, was also the first modern philosopher of Judaism. This book places Mendelssohn's thought within the context of the Leibnizian-Wolffian school, the writings of Kant and Lessing and other major figures of the Enlightenment, and within the age-old tradition of Jewish rationalism. More than any previous treatment of this subject, it questions the extent to which Mendelssohn truly succeeded in reconciling his allegiance to the philosophy of the Enlightenment with his adherence to Judaism.SUNY series in Judaica.ACLS Humanities E-Book.EnlightenmentJewish philosophyHaskalahEnlightenment.Jewish philosophy.Haskalah.193Arkush Allan1949-1204666American Council of Learned Societies.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971820203321Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment2780271UNINA