PHIL 468Jewish Philosophy

3 credits · Philosophy · Penn State

This course explores the rich history of Jewish philosophy since the Medieval Ages through to the 20th-century. Attention will be paid to debates about the relation between Judaism and Christianity, ethics and religion, what is specific about Jewish identity and religious experience, the challenges of secularism, and the issue of Zionism. Authors studied in the course include Maimonides, Mendelssohn, Heine, Cohen, Rosenzweig, Benjamin, Buber, Levinas, and Derrida.