Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment / / Allan Arkush

• Autore: Arkush Allan <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 304 p. )
• Disciplina: 193
• Soggetto topico: Enlightenment; Jewish philosophy; Haskalah
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-299) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment
• ISBN: 9780791495261; 0791495264; 9780585045054; 0585045054
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910971820203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in Judaica.; ACLS Humanities E-Book.