Reclaiming the Wicked Son - Finding Judaism in Secular Jewish Philosophers

This book takes the ideas of six well-known secular Jewish philosophers and views them through the lens of Jewish thought, thereby understanding their writings as part of the Jewish intellectual tradition.

List of contents

Introduction: Reclaiming the Wicked Son; 1. Karl Marx and Materialistic Messianism; 2. Ludwig Wittgenstein and Neo-Talmudic Thought, 3. Ayn Rand and the Hassidic Courts; 4. Peter Singer: The Amos of Animals; 5. Judith Butler and Orthopraxy; 6. Noam Chomsky, Kabbalist; Conclusion: Re-Membering the Tribe; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Stephen Stern is the Chair of Jewish Studies at Gettysburg College where he is an Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Steven Gimbel is a Philosophy Professor and Jewish Studies affiliate at Gettysburg College.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Gimbel, Steven Stern Gimbel, Stephen Stern, Stephen Gimbel Stern, Stern Stephen
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781839986147
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-614-7
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / General, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Humanist philosophy, Jewish philosophy, Judaism life and practice