05342 am 22007693u 450 99630911460331620221206101322.03-11-052798-710.1515/9783110527988(CKB)4100000008613156(DE-B1597)475002(OCoLC)1110716630(DE-B1597)9783110527988(MiAaPQ)EBC6637694(Au-PeEL)EBL6637694(EXLCZ)99410000000861315620200406h20192019 fg engurc|#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDiscourse on the State of the Jews Bilingual Edition /Simone Luzzatto; Anna Lissa, Giuseppe VeltriBilingual edition.Berlin ;Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]©20191 online resource (viii, 386 pages) illustration; digital file(s)Studies and Texts in Scepticism ;73-11-052823-1 3-11-048733-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Preface -- Remarks -- Contents -- Discorso Circa Il Stato Degli Hebrei Et In Particolar Dimoranti Nell'Inclita Città Di Venetia -- Discourse On The State Of The Jews And In Particular Those Dwelling In The Illustrious City Of Venice -- The Venetian Context Of The Discourse -- Individual Responsibility and Collective Punishment in the Thought of Rabbi Simone Luzzatto -- Jews on Trial and Their Sceptical Attorney: Philosophic Scepticism and Political Thought in Simone Luzzatto's Italian Works -- Bibliography -- Glossary and Index of NamesIn 1638, a small book of no more than 92 pages in octavo was published "appresso Gioanne Calleoni" under the title "Discourse on the State of the Jews and in particular those dwelling in the illustrious city of Venice." It was dedicated to the Doge of Venice and his counsellors, who are labelled "lovers of Truth." The author of the book was a certain Simone (Simḥa) Luzzatto, a native of Venice, where he lived and died, serving as rabbi for over fifty years during the course of the seventeenth century.Luzzatto's political thesis is simple and, at the same time, temerarious, if not revolutionary: Venice can put an end to its political decline, he argues, by offering the Jews a monopoly on overseas commercial activity. This plan is highly recommendable because the Jews are "wellsuited for trade," much more so than others (such as "foreigners," for example). The rabbi opens his argument by recalling that trade and usury are the only occupations permitted to Jews. Within the confines of their historical situation, the Venetian Jews became particularly skilled at trade with partners from the Eastern Mediterranean countries. Luzzatto's argument is that this talent could be put at the service of the Venetian government in order to maintain - or, more accurately, recover - its political importance as an intermediary between East and West. He was the first to define the role of the Jews on the basis of their economic and social functions, disregarding the classic categorisation of Judaism's alleged privileged religious status in world history.Nonetheless, going beyond the socio-economic arguments of the book, it is essential to point out Luzzatto's resort to sceptical strategies in order to plead in defence of the Venetian Jews. It is precisely his philosophical and political scepticism that makes Luzzatto's texts so unique.This edition aims to grant access to his works and thought to English-speaking readers and scholars. By approaching his texts from this point of view, the editors hope to open a new path in research into Jewish culture and philosophy that will enable other scholars to develop new directions and new perspectives, stressing the interpenetration between Jews and the surrounding Christian and secular cultures.Studies and texts in scepticism ;volume 7.Jewish philosophyItalyVeniceHistory17th centuryJudaismItalyVeniceHistory17th centuryJewish HistoryJüdische PhilosophiePhilosophiePhilosophyScepticismSkeptizismusVenedigVeniceHISTORY / JewishbisacshJewish philosophyHistoryJudaismHistoryJewish History.Jüdische Philosophie.Philosophie.Philosophy.Scepticism.Skeptizismus.Venedig.Venice.HISTORY / Jewish.945.31004924Luzzatto Simone, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut617139Lissa Anna, edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtVeltri Giuseppe, edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaftfndhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fndDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996309114603316Discourse on the State of the Jews2198266UNISA