A History of Modern Jewish Religious Philosophy Volume III: the Crisis of Humanism. a Historical Crossroads |
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| Author:
| Schweid, Eliezer |
| Translator:
| Levin, Leonard |
| Series title: | Supplements to the Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-37538-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $258.00 |
Book Description:
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Volume Three, The Crisis of Humanism,commences with an important essay on the challenge to the humanist tradition posed in the late 19th century by historical materialism, existentialism and positivism. These Jewish thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th century addressed the general European value crisis while laying foundations for Jewish renewal: Hess, Lazarus, Cohen, Ahad Ha-Am, Dubnow, Berdiczewski, and the theorists of Yiddishism and Labor Zionism.
Volume Three, The Crisis of Humanism,commences with an important essay on the challenge to the humanist tradition posed in the late 19th century by historical materialism, existentialism and positivism. These Jewish thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th century addressed the general European value crisis while laying foundations for Jewish renewal: Hess, Lazarus, Cohen, Ahad Ha-Am, Dubnow, Berdiczewski, and the theorists of Yiddishism and Labor Zionism.