Isaac Satanow (1732–1804) on moral and intellectual perfection
Isaac ben Moshe Halevi (Isaac Satanow, 1732-1804) serves as an interesting example of how Jewish intellectuals offered alternative ways of entering the new era. Unlike other authors, Satanow does not explicitly concentrate on secularization or assimilation in his writing, but instead intends to revi...
| Published in: | European journal of jewish studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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European journal of jewish studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saṭanov, Yitsḥaḳ 1732-1804
/ Europe
/ Jews
/ Europe
/ Intellectual
/ Germany
/ Philosophy
/ Haskalah
/ Moralische Dichtung
/ Perfection
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBA Western Europe KBK Europe (East) NCB Personal ethics TJ Modern history |
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Ethics
B Isaac Satanow B Kabbalah B universal wisdom B Moses Mendelssohn B Natural Sciences B Haskalah B Jewish-Christian relations |
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| Summary: | Isaac ben Moshe Halevi (Isaac Satanow, 1732-1804) serves as an interesting example of how Jewish intellectuals offered alternative ways of entering the new era. Unlike other authors, Satanow does not explicitly concentrate on secularization or assimilation in his writing, but instead intends to revive traditional values and writing by putting them into a new cultural and intellectual framework. Satanow combines relevant topics from Jewish tradition with scientific discoveries, philosophical reasoning, and kabbalistic thought. An analysis of Satanow’s unique combination of literary and intellectual corpora from various periods and backgrounds offers a more nuanced picture of European Jewish intellectual history and challenges the grand narratives of scholarship. Furthermore, an awareness of the deep impact of German philosophy and natural science on Satanow’s thought provides insight into his relationship with the majority culture and his Eastern European background and also shows how his concept of modernity seeped in via complex networks. |
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| ISSN: | 1872-471X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal of jewish studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1872471X-BJA10013 |