Encounters of Consequence: Jewish Philosophy in the Twentieth Century and Beyond

by Michael Oppenheim

Encounters of Consequence provides an introduction to and deeper analysis of the situation of Jewish philosophy beginning in the last century. It charts Jewish philosophy's engagement with modernity and post-modernity along two overlapping axes-issues and persons-which often intersect. Key issues in modern Jewish philosophy are raised, including: the nature of Judaism and Jewish identity, the quests for meaning and continuity, the value of remaining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934843679
• ISBN13: 9781934843673
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"