Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment /

Moses Mendelssohn, the author of numerous works on natural theology and ethics, was also the first modern philosopher of Judaism. This book places Mendelssohn's thought within the context of the Leibnizian-Wolffian school, the writings of Kant and Lessing and other major figures of the Enlighte...

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Main Author:
Arkush, Allan
Corporate Author:
American Council of Learned Societies
Format:
Electronic eBook
Language:
English
Published:
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994.
Summary:
Moses Mendelssohn, the author of numerous works on natural theology and ethics, was also the first modern philosopher of Judaism. This book places Mendelssohn's thought within the context of the Leibnizian-Wolffian school, the writings of Kant and Lessing and other major figures of the Enlightenment, and within the age-old tradition of Jewish rationalism. More than any previous treatment of this subject, it questions the extent to which Mendelssohn truly succeeded in reconciling his allegiance to the philosophy of the Enlightenment with his adherence to Judaism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 304 p. )
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Notes:
English
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-299) and index.
Series:
SUNY series in Judaica
ISBN:
9780791495261
0791495264
9780585045054
0585045054
Subjects:
Mendelssohn, Moses, > 1729-1786.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716 > Influence.
Wolff, Christian, > Freiherr von, > 1679-1754 > Influence.
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