Lenn E. Goodman: Judaism, humanity, and nature
"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 and intellectual history, his prolific scholarship has covered the entire history of philosophy...
Subtitles: | Judaism, humanity, and nature |
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2015
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In: |
Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers (volume 9)
Year: 2015 |
Series/Journal: | Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers
volume 9 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jewish philosophy
/ Goodman, Lenn Evan 1944-
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Further subjects: | B
Goodman, Lenn Evan 1944-
B Jewish Philosophy 20th century B Goodman, Lenn Evan (1944-) B Jewish Philosophy 20th century |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |
Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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Summary: | "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 and intellectual history, his prolific scholarship has covered the entire history of philosophy from antiquity to the present with a focus on medieval Jewish philosophy. A synthetic philosopher, Goodman has drawn on Jewish religious sources (e.g., Bible, Midrash, Mishnah, and Talmud) as well as philosophic sources (Jewish, Muslim, and Christian), in an attempt to construct his own distinctive theory about the natural basis of morality and justice. Taking his cue from medieval Jewish philosophers such as Maimonides, Goodman offers a new theoretical framework for Jewish communal life that is attentive to contemporary philosophy and science"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) Die Vorlage enthält 1 Aufsatz von Alan Mittleman über Lenn Goodman, 4 Aufsätze von Lenn Goodman, sowie ein Interview von H. Tirosh-Samuelson mit Lenn Goodman |
ISBN: | 900428074X |