The Jewish intellectual tradition : a history of learning and achievement /
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 lif...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brookline, Massachusetts :
Academic Studies Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Judaism and Jewish life.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781644695623 1644695626 9781644695340 1644695340 |