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As a scientist, philosopher and scholar in Jewish thought, Yeshayahu Leibowitz was one of the most noteworthy thinkers in the twentieth century. Leibowitz was an orthodox Jew, but rejected the notion of divine intervention in nature or history. So what was actually Leibowitz' belief? This is what this book is about.
List of contents
Preface
- Yeshayahu Leibowitz
- Torah
- Maimonides
- Judah Halevi
- Baruch Spinoza
- Magical Thinking
- Values
- Cognitive and Conative
- Faith
- Peoples, States, and History
- Thou Shalt Not Kill
- The Mind-Body Problem
- Biology
- Science
- Zionism
- Christianity
- A Talent for Error
Afterword
Sources
About the author
Daniel Horowitz was born in Switzerland, where his family fled the Belgian occupation during World War II. His family returned to Antwerp after the war, so Horowitz grew up within the Jewish community there. At the age of fifteen, he started working as a diamond cleaver, and later founded his own business together with his brother. In his sixties he retired and immigrated to Israel. Since then he dedicates his time himself to studying and writing. Horowitz is a music and literature devotee. He is a skillful skier and is fluent in six languages.
Summary
As a scientist, philosopher and scholar in Jewish thought, Yeshayahu Leibowitz was one of the most noteworthy thinkers in the twentieth century. Leibowitz was an orthodox Jew, but rejected the notion of divine intervention in nature or history. So what was actually Leibowitz’ belief? This is what this book is about.
