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Rosenzweig, Buber, Levinas, Wittgenstein
Hilary Putnam
ISBN: 9780253351333
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Indiana University Press
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Distinguished philosopher Hilary Putnam, who is also a practicing Jew, questions the thought of three major Jewish philosophers of the twentieth century - Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas - to help him reconcile the philosophical and religious sides of his life, An additional presence in the book is Ludwig Wittgenstein, who, although not a practicing Jew, thought about religion in ways that Putnam juxtaposes to the views of Rosenzweig, Buber, and Levinas…
Distinguished philosopher Hilary Putnam, who is also a practicing Jew, questions the thought of three major Jewish philosophers of the 20th century - Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas - to help him reconcile the philosophical and religious sides of his life. An additional presence in the book is Ludwig Wittgenstein, who, although not a practicing Jew, thought about religion in ways that Putnam juxtaposes to the views of Rosenzweig, Buber, and Levinas. Putnam explains the leading ideas of each of these great thinkers, bringing out what, in his opinion, constitutes the decisive intellectual and spiritual contributions of each of them. Although the religion discussed is Judaism, the depth and originality of these philosophers, as incisively interpreted by Putnam, make their thought nothing less than a guide to life.
| ISBN | 0253351332 | | Pages | 120 | | ISBN13 | 9780253351333
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Indiana University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 290 | | Imprint | Indiana University Press | | Published in | Bloomington, IN | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Helen & Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies | | Publication date | 12 Aug 2008 | | Height (mm) | 217 | | Library of Congress | 2007043966 | | Width (mm) | 153 | | DEWEY | 181.06 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Introduction (Autobiographical) | | 1 | | 1 | | Rosenzweig and Wittgenstein | | 9 | | 2 | | Rosenzweig on Revelation and Romance | | 37 | | 3 | | What I and Thou Is Really Saying | | 55 | | 4 | | Levinas on What Is Demanded of Us | | 68 | | | | Afterword | | 100 | | | | Notes | | 109 |
"In these attractive and important essays, Hilary Putnam, one of the most brilliant, influential, and important philosophers of the second half of the 20th century, invites us to listen in as he talks about how his turn to Judaism has involved an encounter with these major Jewish philosophers and thinkers and what the result has been in terms of the significance of Judaism for him and potentially for others." Michael L. Morgan, author of Interim Judaism "Hilary Putman has been in the thick of philosophical discussion for more than half a century...engagingly personal...there are interesting, characteristically Putnamian insights to be had throughout." Abraham Socher, Times Literary Supplement, 7th November 2008  Be the first to write a customer review
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