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Moses Mendelssohn's Living Script : Philosophy, Practice, History, Judaism by Elias Sacks is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

<p>Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment. One of Mendelssohn's main concerns was how to conceive of the relationship between Judaism, philosophy, and the civic life of a modern state. Elias Sacks explores Mendelssohn's landmark account of Jewish practice—Judaism's "living script," to use his famous phrase—to present a broader reading of Mendelssohn's writings and extend inquiry into conversa

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Elias Sacks
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780253023742
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Philosophy, Religious, History

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