Zwischen Philosophie und Gesetz
Jüdische Philosophie und Theologie von 1933 bis 1938
Biographical note
Thomas Meyer, PhD in Philosophy and Contemporary German Literature (Munich 2003), wrote his dissertation on Ernst Cassirer's theory of "Kulturphilosophie." In 2006 he published an intellectual biography of Cassierer which was nominated for the 2006 "Deutschen Buchpreis." From 2005-2007 Meyer taught at the universities of Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv. Since 2007 he has worked as a research associate at the Simon-Dubnow-Insitute for Jewish History and Literature in Leipzig.
Readership
All those interested in Germany-Jewish philosophy, particularly during the early years of the Nazi regime.
Table of contents
INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
Einleitung
I. Kapitel Philosophie und Gesetz – zur Kontroverse zwischen Leo Strauss und Julius Guttmann
II. Kapitel Alexander Altmann und die jüdische Theologie
III. Kapitel Franz Rosenzweigs „Nachleben“ im Dritten Reich
IV. Kapitel „Die Stunde der jüdischen Philosophie“? – Zu Schriften von Fritz Heinemann
V. Kapitel David Baumgardts „Kampf um den Lebenssinn“
VI. Kapitel Bemerkungen zur ungeschriebenen Geschichte der jüdischen Heidegger-Rezeption
Schluss
Abkürzungsverzeichnis
Bibliographie
Einleitung
I. Kapitel Philosophie und Gesetz – zur Kontroverse zwischen Leo Strauss und Julius Guttmann
II. Kapitel Alexander Altmann und die jüdische Theologie
III. Kapitel Franz Rosenzweigs „Nachleben“ im Dritten Reich
IV. Kapitel „Die Stunde der jüdischen Philosophie“? – Zu Schriften von Fritz Heinemann
V. Kapitel David Baumgardts „Kampf um den Lebenssinn“
VI. Kapitel Bemerkungen zur ungeschriebenen Geschichte der jüdischen Heidegger-Rezeption
Schluss
Abkürzungsverzeichnis
Bibliographie
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