{"product_id":"human-nature-and-jewish-thought-judaisms-case-for-why-persons-matter-9780691149479","title":"Human Nature and Jewish Thought  Judaisms Case","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores one of the great questions of our time: How can we preserve our sense of what it means to be a person while at the same time accepting what science tells us to be true--namely, that human nature is continuous with the rest of nature? What, in other words, does it mean to be a person in a world of things? Alan Mittleman shows how\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This concise and accessible exploration of personhood and its moral and spiritual implications will appeal to religious and secular thinkers, Jewish or otherwise.\"--Publisher's Weekly \"Though this content is dense, Mittleman conveys it with astonishing vivacity and nearly no philosophical jargon, producing a compelling, cogent rejoinder to the New Atheists that saves the baby--science--while dumping the bathwater--scientism--of antimetaphysical debates.\"--Booklist \"Every so often ... a book comes along which deals with an important philosophical concept and is written in a style that is at once academically rigorous and accessible to the non-philosophers among us. Human Nature \u0026amp; Jewish Thought is such a volume, thanks to Alan L. Mittleman's lucid writing and clear articulation of his positions.\"--Jewish Book Council \"[P]rovocative and compelling... This deeply insightful and readable volume exemplifies how, even in a scientific age, religious writings--in this case, the sources of Judaism--have much to add to contemporary philosophical and scientific debate.\"--Choice \"Mittleman presents an erudite and elegant brief for human dignity... This passionate and evocative book illustrates some of the challenges confronting projects to introduce Jewish texts into Western philosophical discourse.\"--Julie E. Cooper, Review of Politics \"[An] excellent new book.\"--Dr. Erica Brown, Jewish World Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ix  Introduction 1  I Persons in a World of Things 21  II Persons in the Image of God 44  III Are Persons Free to Choose? 107  IV Persons Together 145  Conclusion 178  Notes 185  Index 211","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403781448023,"sku":"9780691149479","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691149479.jpg?v=1730484525","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-nature-and-jewish-thought-judaisms-case-for-why-persons-matter-9780691149479","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}