2010, ISBN: 0300161751

[EAN: 9780300161755], Neubuch, [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], Hardcover. From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an accessible and fascinating biography of Moses Mendelssohn, … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300161755], Neubuch, [PU: Yale University Press, New Haven], Hardcover. From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an accessible and fascinating biography of Moses Mendelssohn, the seminal Jewish philosopher"A fascinating portrait of an important Enlightenment figure."Library Journal The German Socrates, Moses Mendelssohn (17291786) was the most influential Jewish thinker of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A Berlin celebrity and a major figure in the Enlightenment, revered by Immanuel Kant, Mendelssohn suffered the indignities common to Jews of his time while formulating the philosophical foundations of a modern Judaism suited for a new age. His most influential books included the groundbreaking Jerusalem and a translation of the Bible into German that paved the way for generations of Jews to master the language of the larger culture.Feiners book is the first that offers a full, human portrait of this fascinating manuncommonly modest, acutely aware of his task as an intellectual pioneer, shrewd, traditionally Jewish, yet thoroughly conversant with the world around himproviding a vivid sense of Mendelssohns daily life as well as of his philosophical endeavors. Feiner, a leading scholar of Jewish intellectual history, examines Mendelssohn as father and husband, as a friend (Mendelssohns long-standing friendship with the German dramatist Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was seen as a model for Jews and non-Jews worldwide), as a tireless advocate for his people, and as an equally indefatigable spokesman for the paramount importance of intellectual independence.About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award.More praise for Jewish Lives: "Excellent." New York Times "Exemplary." Wall Street Journal "Distinguished." New Yorker "Superb." The Guardian The 'German Socrates', Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) was the most influential Jewish thinker of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This title offers a human portrait of this fascinating man. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

2010, ISBN: 9780300161755

Yale University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Illustrated, 224 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-11-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780300161755, 1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 27678… Mehr…

Yale University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Illustrated, 224 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-11-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780300161755, 1 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2767874, Jüdisch, Studien zu religiösen Gruppen, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Philosophen, Profis & Akademiker, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Gemeinschaften & Kultur, Religion, Herausragende Persönlichkeiten, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Format: Illustriert, Yale University Press, 2010<