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The Pale God. Israeli Secularism & Spinoza's Philosophy of Culture.
Katz, Gideon, Ph.D.
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Hardback. Deals with the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. Katz demonstrates that the secular option is inherent in Israeli society, fits the type of secularism that Zionism instilled in the Jewish people, and complements the traditional trends deeply rooted in that society. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HPS; HRAM2; HRQA; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490.
In "The Pale God", Katz deals with the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. Katz begins with a description of the secular options as expressed by Israeli intellectuals, which he claims have led to a dead-end, and that new options must be sought. One of the key sources for this option is the works of Spinoza, which Katz explains is unlike Nietzsche's catchphrase 'the death of God'. In his view, Spinoza tried to undermine the authority of religious virtuosos and establish the image of a rational "Pale God". Such changes could channel religious tradition to the basic principles of secular ... Read more
In "The Pale God", Katz deals with the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. Katz begins with a description of the secular options as expressed by Israeli intellectuals, which he claims have led to a dead-end, and that new options must be sought. One of the key sources for this option is the works of Spinoza, which Katz explains is unlike Nietzsche's catchphrase 'the death of God'. In his view, Spinoza tried to undermine the authority of religious virtuosos and establish the image of a rational "Pale God". Such changes could channel religious tradition to the basic principles of secular ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Israel: Society, Culture, and History
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781936235384
SKU
V9781936235384
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About Katz, Gideon, Ph.D.
Gideon Katz (Ph.D. Haifa University) is a lecturer at the Ben-Gurion Research Institute, Ben-Gurion University in the Negev. His research focuses on Israeli culture, Jewish Thought and Ancient Philosophy. He is the author of the book The Soul is Big, Life is Small: The Duality of the Soul According to Plato's Phaedo and Republic (Hebrew University Press, 2005), and co-editor ... Read more
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