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On Personal and Public Concerns
Schweid, Eliezer. Ed(S): Levin, Leonard
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Hardback. Per publisher's email on 4/7/2016: "The chapters of this book are taken from different publications, some of them already translated into English and some translated especially for this volume. The information about original publications, including the Hebrew title, where applicable, can be found on first page of each chapter." Editor(s): Levin, Leonard. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 513.
Eliezer Schweid’s career as philosopher, scholar, educator and public intellectual has spanned the history of the State of Israel from the pre-war Yishuv period to the present. In these essays he recalls his formative years in the Zionist youth and the Hebrew University. He reflects on the existential loneliness of the modern Jew. He examines the perennial problem of theodicy through a Jewish lens in its broadest human parameters. Finally, he offers a challenging critique of the postmodern culture of the “global village,” in which the marketplace and skepticism have crowded out humane values rooted in the traditions of historical ... Read more
Eliezer Schweid’s career as philosopher, scholar, educator and public intellectual has spanned the history of the State of Israel from the pre-war Yishuv period to the present. In these essays he recalls his formative years in the Zionist youth and the Hebrew University. He reflects on the existential loneliness of the modern Jew. He examines the perennial problem of theodicy through a Jewish lens in its broadest human parameters. Finally, he offers a challenging critique of the postmodern culture of the “global village,” in which the marketplace and skepticism have crowded out humane values rooted in the traditions of historical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781618114457
SKU
V9781618114457
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About Schweid, Eliezer. Ed(S): Levin, Leonard
Eliezer Schweid is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, Israel. He has published 40 books in general and specific areas of Jewish thought of all periods, and has commented frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern. He is the recipient of the distinguished Israel Prize ... Read more
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