Salo W. Baron (1895-1989) was the most important and influential Jewish historian of the twentieth century. This volume is based on an international conference organized by the Center for Jewish Studi
?This book explaines trans/poshumanism as an expression of technological utopianism and eschatology. The volume exposes the connection between beliefs about the future of humanity and technological in
This volume features the thought and writings of Rabbi David Novak, a leading Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law and showcases his work on the intersection of tradit
This volume features the thought and writings of Rabbi David Novak, a leading Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law and showcases his work on the intersection of tradit
This volume features the thought and writings of Jonathan Sacks, one of today’s leading Jewish public thinkers. It brings together an intellectual portrait, four of his most original and influential
Four reprinted essays by Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, are preceded by an intellectual portrait of the rabbi, social philosopher, proponent of interfaith d
This volume features Eliezer Schweid s most original essays and an interview with him. Together they express his fundamental outlook: the faith of a secular Jew, articulating responsibility toward one
This volume features Eliezer Schweid s most original essays and an interview with him. Together they express his fundamental outlook: the faith of a secular Jew, articulating responsibility toward one
An international, interdisciplinary, and interreligious retrospective examination of Hans Jonas (1903-1993) that engages his ideas in light of Existentialism, utopian thought, process philosophy and t
Jewish-German philosopher Hans Jonas (1903-1993), a student of Heidegger who taught at the New School for Social Research, posed an existential biology to reconcile moral responsibility, biology, and
From Plato to the present, Western philosophers have debated the meaning of "happiness." Is it a feeling, a subjective psychological state, a general disposition, or a regulative idea? What are the co
Jewish ecological discourse has shown that Judaism harbors deep concern for the well-being of the natural world. However, the movement has not articulated a Jewish theology of nature, nor has it submi
This anthology reflects on the future of Jewish philosophy in light of the Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers (Brill, 2013-2018). The essays assess the academic contribution and cultural imp
Michael L. Morgan is Emeritus Chancellor Professor at Indiana University and the Grafstein Visiting Chair in Jewish Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He has written extensively on ancient Greek
Michael L. Morgan is Emeritus Chancellor Professor at Indiana University and the Grafstein Visiting Chair in Jewish Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He has written extensively on ancient Greek
David Shatz is the Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Thought at Yeshiva University and the editor of the Torah u-Madda Journal.
David Shatz is the Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Thought at Yeshiva University and the editor of the Torah u-Madda Journal.
Menachem Fisch is the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Director of the Center for Religious and Interreligious Studies at Tel Aviv University. He is also Senio
Menachem Fisch is the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Director of the Center for Religious and Interreligious Studies at Tel Aviv University. He is also Senio
Tamar Ross, Professor of Jewish Philosophy (Emerita) at Bar-Ilan University, is a constructive theologian who has made original and important contributions to feminist Orthodoxy.
Tamar Ross, Professor of Jewish Philosophy (Emerita) at Bar-Ilan University, is a constructive theologian who has made original and important contributions to feminist Orthodoxy.
Arthur Green is currently Rector of the post-denominational Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton, Massachusetts, and has held several distinguished academic and rabbinic positions. A historian a
Arthur Green is currently Rector of the post-denominational Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton, Massachusetts, and has held several distinguished academic and rabbinic positions. A historian a
Michael Fishbane is Nathan Cummings Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Trained in biblical studies, he also writes constructive hermeneutic
Michael Fishbane is Nathan Cummings Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Trained in biblical studies, he also writes constructive hermeneutic
Norbert M. Samuelson is Harold and Jean Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies at Arizona State University. Trained in analytic philosophy, he has contributed to the professionalization of Jewish philosophy
The core of the volume is four essays by Samuelson (b. 1936), a scholar of medieval and modern Jewish philosophy, a constructive theologian, and an early proponent of the dialogue of Judaism and scien
Rabbi J. David Bleich is Professor of Talmud at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law, and Tenzer Professor of Jewish Law and Ethics at Yeshiva Unive
Bleich is first and foremost a halakhist, a master of Jewish law, but also a Jewish philosopher. Here, five of his essays cover the Halakhic process, life as an intrinsic value, moral debate and seman
Menachem Kellner is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the University of Haifa and now chair of the Department of Philosophy and Jewish thought at Shalem College in Jerusalem.
Menachem Kellner is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the University of Haifa and now chair of the Department of Philosophy and Jewish thought at Shalem College in Jerusalem.
Elliot R. Wolfson is Professor of Religious Studies and the Marsha and Jay Glazer Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Elliot R. Wolfson is Professor of Religious Studies and the Marsha and Jay Glazer Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers showcases outstanding Jewish thinkers who have made lasting contributions to constructive Jewish philosophy in the second half of the 20th century. In t
Avi Sagi is Professor of Philosophy at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, and a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel.
"Avi Sagi is professor of philosophy at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, and senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. A philosopher, literary critic, scholar of cul
"Lenn E. Goodman is professor of philosophy and as the Andrew W. Mellon professor in the humanities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Trained in medieval Arabic and Hebrew philosophy a
Four essays by American Jewish philosopher Goodman cover value and the dynamics of being; respect for nature in the Jewish tradition; leaving Eden; and time, creation, and the mirror of Narcissus. Ala
