The Jewish Intellectual Tradition: A History of Learning and Achievement

✍ Scribed by Alan Kadish, Michael A. Shmidman, Simcha Fishbane

Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Year: 2021
Tongue: English
Leaves: 388
Series: Judaism and Jewish Life
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The Jewish intellectual tradition has a long and complex history that has resulted in significant and influential works of scholarship. In this book, the authors suggest that there is a series of common principles that can be extracted from the Jewish intellectual tradition that have broad, even life-changing, implications for individual and societal achievement. These principles include respect for tradition while encouraging independent, often disruptive thinking; a precise system of logical reasoning in pursuit of the truth; universal education continuing through adulthood; and living a purposeful life. The main objective of this book is to understand the historical development of these principles and to demonstrate how applying them judiciously can lead to greater intellectual productivity, a more fulfilling existence, and a more advanced society.

✦ Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii
Preface ix
Introduction xi
PART ONE
Libraries of the Jewish People 1
1. Golden Libraries in the “Golden Age,” Tenth–Twelfth
Centuries: The Library of Rabbi Samuel Ha-Nagid 3
2. Nahmanides and His Library 41
3. From Manuscript to Printing Press: The Library of
Leone Modena 70
4. The Modern Period: The Library of Rabbi Samson R. Hirsch 97
5. The Library of Professor Harry Austryn Wolfson 127
6. The Contemporary University Library 161
PART TWO
From Text to Success: Salient Ideas and Values and
Their Influence 185
Introduction 187
7. Respect for Precedent and Critical Independence 192
8. Logical Reasoning and Pursuit of Truth 218
9. The Primacy of Education 245
10. A Purposeful Life—The Pursuit of Perfection 268
11. Summary and Conclusions 286
Note on Translations 302
Appendix: Maps 303
Illustration Credits 309
Notes 312
Index 355
Authors’ Biographies 367

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