The Jewish Intellectual Tradition A History of Learning and Achievement.

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A series of principles can be extracted from the Jewish intellectual tradition that have broad implications for individual and societal achievement. This book explores the development of these principles and demonstrates how their application can lead to greater intellectual productivity, a more ful...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kadish, Alan
Otros Autores: Shmidman, Michael A., Fishbane, Simcha
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2021.
Colección:Judaism and Jewish Life Ser.
Temas:
Jewish learning and scholarship.
Jews > Intellectual life.
Juifs > Savoir et érudition.
Juifs > Vie intellectuelle.
HISTORY / Jewish.
Jewish learning and scholarship
Jews > Intellectual life
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE Libraries of the Jewish People
  • 1. Golden Libraries in the "Golden Age, " Tenth-Twelfth Centuries: The Library of Rabbi Samuel Ha-Nagid
  • 2. Nahmanides and His Library
  • 3. From Manuscript to Printing Press: The Library of Leone Modena
  • 4. The Modern Period: The Library of Rabbi Samson R. Hirsch
  • 5. The Library of Professor Harry Austryn Wolfson
  • 6. The Contemporary University Library
  • PART TWO From Text to Success: Salient Ideas and Values and Their Influence
  • Introduction
  • 7. Respect for Precedent and Critical Independence
  • 8. Logical Reasoning and Pursuit of Truth
  • 9. The Primacy of Education
  • 10. A Purposeful Life-The Pursuit of Perfection
  • 11. Summary and Conclusions
  • Note on Translations
  • Appendix: Maps
  • Illustration Credits
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Authors' Biographies

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