Jewish philosophy for the twenty-first century : : personal reflections / / edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes.

• Superior document: Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Volume 23
• TeilnehmendeR: Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, 1950-; Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; Volume 23.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (557 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Jewish Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century encourages contemporary Jewish thinkers to reflect on the meaning of Judaism in the modern world by connecting these reflections to their own personal biographies. In so doing, it reveals the complexity of Jewish thought in the present moment. The contributors reflect on a range of political, social, ethical, and educational challenges that face Jews and Judaism today and chart a path for the future. The results showcase how Jewish philosophy encompasses the methodologies and concerns of other fields such as political theory, intellectual history, theology, religious studies, anthropology, education, comparative literature, and cultural studies. By presenting how Jewish thinkers address contemporary challenges of Jewish existence, the volume makes a valuable contribution to the humanities as a whole, especially at a time when the humanities are increasingly under duress for being irrelevant.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Jewish Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century / Aaron W. Hughes and Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- 1 The Historian as Thinker: Reflections on (Jewish) Intellectual History / Asher D. Biemann -- 2 After Germany: An American Jewish Philosophical Manifesto / Zachary J. Braiterman -- 3 Constructing a Jewish Philosophy of Being toward Death / James A. Diamond -- 4 Jewish Philosophy: Living Language at Its Limits / Cass Fisher -- 5 Toward a Synthetic Philosophy / Lenn Evan Goodman -- 6 Jewish Philosophy Tomorrow: Post-Messianic and Post-Lachrymose / Warren Zev Harvey -- 7 Transgressing Boundaries: Jewish Philosophy and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict / Aaron W. Hughes -- 8 Philosophy, the Academy, and the Future of Jewish Learning / Claire E. Katz -- 9 Revisioning the Jewish Philosophical Encounter with Christianity / Martin Kavka and Randi Rashkover -- 10 Doubt and Certainty in Contemporary Jewish Piety / Shaul Magid -- 11 Otherness and a Vital Jewish Religious Identity / Ephraim Meir -- 12 The Need for Jewish Philosophy / Alan Mittleman -- 13 Historicity, Dialogical Philosophy, and Moral Normativity: Discovering the Second Person / Michael L. Morgan -- 14 Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and the Jewish Philosophers of Encounter / Michael D. Oppenheim -- 15 A Shadowed Light: Continuity and New Directions in Jewish Philosophy / Sarah Pessin -- 16 Jewish Philosophy, Ethics, and the New Brain Sciences / Heidi M. Ravven -- 17 God Accused: Jewish Philosophy as Antitheodicy / Bruce Rosenstock -- 18 Overcoming the Epistemological Barrier / Tamar Ross -- 19 Toward a New Jewish Philosophy: From Metaphysics to Praxis / Sagi Sagi -- 20 A Plea for Transcendence / Kenneth Seeskin -- 21 The Preciousness of Being Human: Jewish Philosophy and the Challenge of Technology / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- 22 In Search of Eternal Israel: Back to an Intellectual Journey / Shmuel Trigano -- 23 Skepticism and the Philosopher’s Keeping Faith / Elliot R. Wolfson -- Index.