Lenn E. Goodman: Judaism, humanity, and nature
"Lenn E. Goodman is professor of philosophy and as the Andrew W. Mellon professor in the humanities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Trained in medieval Arabic and Hebrew philosophy and intellectual history, his prolific scholarship has covered the entire history of philosophy...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers 2213-6010
Volume 9 Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers Volume 9 |
| Further subjects: | B
PHILOSOPHY ; Eastern
B Goodman, Lenn Evan 1944- B Jewish Philosophy 20th century B Jewish Philosophy B Goodman, Lenn Evan (1944-) B Jewish Philosophy 20th century B Jewish philosophy B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | "Lenn E. Goodman is professor of philosophy and as the Andrew W. Mellon professor in the humanities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Trained in medieval Arabic and Hebrew philosophy and intellectual history, his prolific scholarship has covered the entire history of philosophy from antiquity to the present with a focus on medieval Jewish philosophy. A synthetic philosopher, Goodman has drawn on Jewish religious sources (e.g., Bible, Midrash, Mishnah, and Talmud) as well as philosophic sources (Jewish, Muslim, and Christian), in an attempt to construct his own distinctive theory about the natural basis of morality and justice. Taking his cue from medieval Jewish philosophers such as Maimonides, Goodman offers a new theoretical framework for Jewish communal life that is attentive to contemporary philosophy and science"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 9004280766 |