Moshe Halbertal ; Avishai Margalit

Ranging with authority from the Talmud to Maimonides, from Marx to Nietzsche and on to G.E. Moore, this account of a subject central to our culture al

An original, provocative and fascinating new theory by one of the world's leading neuroscientists about why the mind wanders - and when and why it's g

How to be decent, how to build a decent society, emerges out of Margalit's analysis of the corrosive functioning of humiliation in its many forms. Thi

Adultery, treason, and apostasy no longer carry the weight they once did. Yet we constantly see and hear stories of betrayal, and many people have per

Margalit's work offers a philosophy for our time, when, in the wake of overwhelming atrocities, memory can seem more crippling than liberating, a forc

Papers presented at the Second Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter, April 1976

When is political compromise acceptable--and when is it fundamentally rotten, something we should never accept, come what may? What if a rotten compro

In the history of halakhah, the treatment of uncertainty became one of the most complex fields of intense study. In his latest book, Moshe Halbertal

Halbertal provides a panoramic survey of Jewish attitudes toward Scripture, provocatively organized around problems of normative and formative authori

A broad, systematic account of one of the most original and creative kabbalists, biblical interpreters, and Talmudic scholars the Jewish tradition has

Maimonides was the greatest Jewish philosopher and legal scholar of the medieval period, a towering figure who has had a profound and lasting influenc

In the history of halakhah, the treatment of uncertainty became one of the most complex fields of intense study. In his latest book, Moshe Halbertal

The idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores th

Tracing the rise of esotericism and its function in medieval Jewish thought, this book builds conceptual-philosophical force to culminate in a phenome

Two brilliant scholars at the height of their powers conduct a profound investigation of the history of anti-Western stereotypes - and find their orig

Volgens Ian Buruma en Avishai Margalit is het gevaarlijk dat deze vraag hier nooit wordt gesteld. Ze beargumenteren dat de oorsprong van alle schadeli

New insights into how the Book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraft The Book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as

How the book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraftThe book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme

Providing readers with insights into Judaism and the Jewish people in contemporary times, this work explores a wide range of issues that includes: the