| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Emunot : Jewish philosophy and Kabbalah |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter I: Introduction -- Chapter II: A Quest for Life: Historical and Biographical Background -- Introduction -- Chapter III: Gordon's Philosophy as a Response to Kant, Nietzsche, and Marx -- Chapter IV: The Foundations of A. D. Gordon's Philosophy of Man in Nature: Life, Self, and Experience -- Chapter V: Critique of Society and Civilization -- Chapter VI: Religion, Family, and the Ethic of Ecological Responsibility -- Introduction -- Chapter VII: The National Self in Aḥad Ha'am, Brenner, and Gordon -- Chapter VIII: Self-Realization as Self-Education -- Chapter IX: Freedom and Equality in Gordon's Ideas on the Founding of a Workers' Settlement -- Introduction -- Chapter X: Zionism and Diaspora Jewry -- Chapter XI: Jews and Arabs -- Chapter XII: National Individuality as a Condition of Universal Humanity -- Conclusion -- Postscript: Contemporary Repercussions -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names and Places |
| Summary |
"Quest for Life: A Study in Aharon David Gordon's Philosophy of Man in Nature is a study of the life and work of one of the most interesting, original and creative Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. Among its various goals, this work is intended to familiarize the English reading public with Gordon's philosophy, which was developed at the beginning of the twentieth century, in the Land of Israel, in Hebrew. Following previous scholarship, it demonstrates the role played by the experience of the pioneering community in Israel in the early 1900s in the development of Gordon's thought. But it intends, even beyond this particular historical context, to examine its repercussions on contemporary civilization. To this end, the present work suggests the "quest for life" embedded in the philosophical writings of this labor pioneer and philosopher as the basis for a possible re-evaluation of such topics as the meaning of human life, Jewish peoplehood and alternative approaches to the idea of a Jewish homeland and the State of Israel"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 27, 2020) |
| Subject |
Gordon, Aaron David, 1856-1922.
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| SUBJECT |
Gordon, Aaron David, 1856-1922 fast |
| Subject |
Jewish philosophy.
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Labor Zionists.
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RELIGION / Philosophy.
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Jewish philosophy
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Labor Zionists
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020001918 |
| ISBN |
9781644693131 |
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1644693135 |
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