Judiac Sources and Western Thought Jerusalem`s Enduring Presence
- Oxford Oxford University Press 2011
- 284p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Some judaic Roots The durability of Goodness .....21 Judaism and the Idea of the Future.........49 2. Judaic culture and politics Herbraism : The third culture ............73 The political Thought of the Biblical History, Genesis-Kings..........97 3. Fundamental Elements of Morality and moral Psychology Tradition, Rationality, and moral Life :Medieval Judaism`s Insight...........127 Natural Law and Jewish philosophy ..........153 4. Medieval and modern politics : Maimonides and Spinoza on Reason and revelation The politics of Fear : Idolatry and Superstition in Maimonides and spinoza ............177 Torah as political Philosophy : Maimonides and spinoza on Religious law .............190 5. Moral Personality : Enduring influences and continued borrowing Dancing in Chains: The baffling coexistence of Legalism and exuberance in Judaic and Islamic tradition .............217 Individuality .......238