Judaism and the Idea of the Law: Leo Strauss and Yeshayahu Leibowitz's Philosophical and Ideological Interpretations of Maimonides

The ideas of the modern Jewish thinkers Leo Strauss and Yeshayahu Leibowitz share a common root. Both men place the interpretation of Maimonides at the center of their research and their own philosophical statements. Both emphasize the centrality of the Law (halakhah) as the core of Judaism and draw...

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Main Author: Rechnitzer, Haim O. 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 2010
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 2008, Volume: 79, Pages: 165-191
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic