| The Radical Enlightenment of Solomon Maimon: Judaism, Heresy, and Philosophy Contributor(s): Socher, Abraham P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804751366 ISBN-13: 9780804751360 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: " This book is the first serious attempt in any language to combine the study of Solomon Maimon' s philosophical writings with an analysis of his autobiography. Socher's innovative and exemplary work of intellectual history greatly enriches our understanding not only of a highly intriguing individual but also of a transitional period dividing the Jewish Middle Ages from the modern Jewish world." -- Allan Arkush, Binghamton University " I read Professor Socher's book on the iconoclastic philosopher Solomon Maimon in one sitting. Despite its erudition, it reads like a novel. With rare expository grace-- rare at least in scholarly disquisitions-- he unravels the multilayered enigma of this complex figure. . . . Few have examined both dimensions of Maimon's philosophical patrimony as a single skein. In a word, Socher's study of Maimon is a tour de force that will command wide scholarly attention and acclaim." -- Paul Mendes-Flohr, University of Chicago and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005028101 |
| Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History & Culture (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.34" W x 9.36" (1.09 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an intellectual and cultural biography of Solomon Maimon, a brilliant and controversial Jewish philospher and memoirist of the eighteenth century. |