The Jewish Intellectual Tradition (eBook)

A History of Learning and Achievement

Alan Kadish, Michael A. Shmidman, Simcha Fishbane (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
400 Seiten
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
978-1-64469-536-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.1.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Judaism and Jewish Life
• Reihe/Serie: Judaism and Jewish Life
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: academia • Bible • Culture • disruptive thinking • Education • Exegesis • Heritage • Independent • Individual • Intellectual history • Jewish • Judaism • Law • lifestyle • Literacy • Literature • living a purposeful life • Mysticism • Philosophy • pursuit of the truth • Rabbinics • Religion • scholars • Science • societal achievement • Study • Theology • Torah • Tradition
• ISBN-10: 1-64469-536-7 / 1644695367
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64469-536-4 / 9781644695364