{"product_id":"socrates-and-the-jews-miriam-leonard-9780226213347","title":"Socrates and the Jews: Hellenism and Hebraism from Moses Mendelssohn to Sigmund Freud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?\" Asked by the early Christian Tertullian, the question was vigorously debated in the nineteenth century. While classics dominated the intellectual life of Europe, Christianity still prevailed and conflicts raged between the religious and the secular. Taking on the question of how the glories of the classical world could be reconciled with the Bible, \u003ci\u003eSocrates and the Jews \u003c\/i\u003eexplains how Judaism played a vital role in defining modern philhellenism.\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the tension between Hebraism and Hellenism, Miriam Leonard gracefully probes the philosophical tradition behind the development of classical philology and considers how the conflict became a preoccupation for the leading thinkers of modernity, including Matthew Arnold, Moses Mendelssohn, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud. For each, she shows how the contrast between classical and biblical traditions is central to writings about rationalism, political subjectivity, and progress. Illustrating how the encounter between Athens and Jerusalem became a lightning rod for intellectual concerns, this book is a sophisticated addition to the history of ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miriam Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022621334X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226213347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.13w x 0.58d","brand":"Miriam Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119453958399,"sku":"9780226213347","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b44db5ac-d2ef-4c99-becd-cee8f3799242.jpg?v=1687409441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/socrates-and-the-jews-miriam-leonard-9780226213347","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}