The radical enlightenment of Solomon Maimon : Judaism, heresy, and philosophy / [electronic resource]
Socher, Abraham P.
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
2006.
With extraordinary chutzpah and deep philosophical seriousness Solomon ben Joshua of Lithuania renamed himself after his medieval intellectual hero, Moses Maimonides. This is a study of Maimon, perhaps the most controversial figure of the late 18th century Jewish Enlightenment.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-229) and index.
Maimon's life and "Life history" -- Maimon's medieval desire: the Hesheq Shelomo -- German idealism in a Maimonidean key -- From Shelomo ben Yehoshua to Solomon Maimon -- Literary afterlife.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
With extraordinary chutzpah and deep philosophical seriousness Solomon ben Joshua of Lithuania renamed himself after his medieval intellectual hero, Moses Maimonides. This is a study of Maimon, perhaps the most controversial figure of the late 18th century Jewish Enlightenment.
Description based on print version record.
Maimon, Salomon, 1754-1800.
Philosophy, Jewish.
Haskalah.
Jewish philosophy
Haskalah
Philosophy & Religion
Philosophy