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Hermann Cohen, Maimonides, and the Jewish Virtue of Humility

Hermann Cohen, Maimonides, and the Jewish Virtue of Humility <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This paper explores Hermann Cohen’s engagement with, and appropriation of, Maimonides to refute the common assumption that Cohen’s endeavor was to harmonize Judaism with Western culture. Exploring the changes of Cohen’s conception of humility from Ethik des reinen Willens to the Ethics of Maimonides and Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism, this paper highlights the centrality of the collective Jewish mission to bear witness against the dominant order of Western civilization and philosophy in Cohen’s Jewish thought.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy Brill

Hermann Cohen, Maimonides, and the Jewish Virtue of Humility

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1053-699X
eISSN
1477-285X
DOI
10.1163/147728510X497474
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This paper explores Hermann Cohen’s engagement with, and appropriation of, Maimonides to refute the common assumption that Cohen’s endeavor was to harmonize Judaism with Western culture. Exploring the changes of Cohen’s conception of humility from Ethik des reinen Willens to the Ethics of Maimonides and Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism, this paper highlights the centrality of the collective Jewish mission to bear witness against the dominant order of Western civilization and philosophy in Cohen’s Jewish thought.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

The Journal of Jewish Thought and PhilosophyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2010

Keywords: humility; Hermann Cohen; Maimonides

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