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Autore: | Kadish Alan |
Titolo: | The Jewish intellectual tradition : a history of learning and achievement / / Alan Kadish, Michael A. Shmidman, Simcha Fishbane |
Pubblicazione: | Boston, Massachusetts : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2020] |
©2020 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (400 pages) |
Disciplina: | 296.123 |
Soggetto topico: | Jewish learning and scholarship |
Jews - Intellectual life | |
Soggetto non controllato: | Bible |
Education | |
Heritage | |
Intellectual History | |
Jewish | |
Judaism | |
Literacy | |
Scholars | |
Tradition | |
academia | |
culture | |
exegesis | |
law | |
lifestyle | |
literature | |
mysticism | |
philosophy | |
rabbinics | |
religion | |
science | |
study | |
theology | |
torah | |
Persona (resp. second.): | FishbaneSimcha |
ShmidmanMichael A. | |
Nota di contenuto: | 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’ Biographies |
Sommario/riassunto: | The 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Jewish intellectual tradition |
ISBN: | 1-64469-536-7 |
1-64469-535-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910794461303321 |
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