Contemporary Jewish Philosophy

<p>This text introduces the most important Jewish philosophers of contemporary times from the point of view of their original approach to both Judaism and philosophy and include: Hermann Cohen Franz Rosenweig Martin Buber Leo Strauss Emmanuel Levinas.</p><p>It shows how for them the dialogue between Judaism and philosophy is necessary in order to avoid on one side an attachment to Jewish tradition which is only nationalistic or non-rational; and on the other an idea of philosophy which first of all focuses the problems of nature human existence in the world or God as the origin of being. <p/>In reconstructing the intellectual evolution of each of these twentieth-century philosophers with a view to their meaning today this book is unique and goes beyond the standard historical account provided by other books. <em>Contemporary Jewish Philosophy</em> is essential reading for researchers and students of philosophy Judaism and the history of religions.</p>