Philosophers and Scholars Wolfson, Guttmann and Strauss on the History of Jewish Philosophy

by Cohen, Jonathan, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780739119983
• ISBN10: 0739119982
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-05
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Dr. Jonathan Cohen brings together the views of three of the greatest scholar-thinkers in the area of Jewish philosophy of the twentieth century, including Harry Austryn Wolfson (1887-1974), Julius Guttmann (1880-1950), and Leo Strauss (1899-1973). Each thinker's construction of Jewish philosophy is presented through individual definitions of Judaism and philosophy, understandings of its historical development, and analyses of the canons used in interpretations of Jewish philosophical texts.

Author Biography

Jonathan Cohen is senior lecturer of Jewish education and the philosophy of education at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction: A Systematic Approach to the History of Philosophy	p. 1
Orientation by Origins: Biblical Theology and Its Unfolding in the Scholarship of Harry Austryn Wolfson	p. 31
Epistemological Perspectives-Religious and Philosophical Knowledge: Their Character and Modes of Interaction	p. 35
Historiosophical Elements-Chronicling the Articulation of Jewish Philosophy over Time	p. 59
Guidelines for the Interpretation of Jewish Philosophical Texts	p. 91
A Teleology of Ends: Religiosity, Contemplation and Development in the Scholarship of Julius Guttmann	p. 107
Epistemological Perspectives-Religious and Philosophical Knowledge: Their Character and Modes of Interaction	p. 111
Historiosophical Elements-Following the Development of Jewish Philosophy over Time	p. 145
Guidelines for the Interpretation of Jewish Philosophical Texts	p. 201
Beyond Time and Society-Philosophy, Judaism and History in the Scholarship of Leo Strauss	p. 219
Epistemological Perspectives-Religious and Philosophical Knowledge: Their Character and Modes of Interaction	p. 227
Historiosophical Elements-On Religion, Philosophy, Pseudo-Philosophy and Time	p. 259
Guidelines for the Interpretation of Jewish Philosophical Texts	p. 289
Bibliography	p. 307
Index	p. 313
About the Author	p. 323
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