The 46 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in November 2023
Here is the list of the 46 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in November 2023. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
Tagged: Alan L. Mittleman
Absurdity and Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and Jewish Thought by Alan L. Mittleman
There is a lively discussion in contemporary philosophy that explores the meaning of life or, more modestly, meaning in life. Philosophers, for the most part, assume that religion has little to contribute to this...
The 66 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in August 2023
Here is the list of the 66 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in August 2023. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
Jewish Virtue Ethics by Geoffrey D. Claussen, Alexander Green, Alan L. Mittleman (Editors)
Suny Contemporary Jewish Thought What is good character? What are the traits of a good person? How should virtues be cultivated? How should vices be avoided? The history of Jewish literature is filled with...
Does Judaism Condone Violence? Holiness and Ethics in the Jewish Tradition by Alan L. Mittleman
We live in an age beset by religiously inspired violence. Terms such as “holy war” are the stock-in-trade of the evening news. But what is the relationship between holiness and violence? Can acts such...
Between Kant and Kabbalah: An Introduction to Isaac Breuer’s Philosophy of Judaism by Alan L. Mittleman
This is the first full-length, systematic study in English of Isaac Breuer, a founder of Agudat Israel, whose intellectual achievements reflected the world of Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber in an Orthodox mirror. It...
