{"product_id":"quest-for-life-a-study-in-aharon-david-gordons-philosophy-of-man-in-nature-9781644693124","title":"Quest for Life: A Study in Aharon David Gordon's","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.D. Gordon was one of the most interesting and original Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. \u003cem\u003eQuest for Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003epresents Gordon's philosophy, which was developed in Hebrew at the beginning of the twentieth century, to the English reading public. It discusses the role played by the early Land of Israel pioneering labor community in the development of his thought, and offers a new understanding of its major themes, including: the relation of humanity to nature, human freedom, ethnicity, religion, and ethics. In addition, the book discusses the repercussions of Gordon's thought with respect to contemporary civilization while suggesting its implicit 'quest for life' as the basis for a re-evaluation of such topics as the meaning of human life, Jewish peoplehood and the idea of a Jewish homeland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: Introduction: Historical and Biographical Background\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. A Quest for Life: Historical and Biographical Background\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: Philosophy and Life—Nature, Society, and the Question of Ecological Responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Gordon's Philosophy as a Response to Kant, Nietzsche, and Marx\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Foundations of A. D. Gordon's Philosophy of Man in Nature: Life, Self, and Experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Critique of Society and Civilization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Religion, Family, and the Ethic of Ecological Responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three: Life and Praxis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The National \"Self\" in Aḥad Ha'am, Brenner, and Gordon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Self-Realization as Self-Education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Freedom and Equality in Gordon's Ideas on the Founding of a Workers' Settlement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Four: National Individuality, Social Justice, and the Prospects of a Universal Humanity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.  Zionism and Diaspora Jewry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.  Jews and Arabs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.  National Individuality as a Condition of Universal Humanity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Five: Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.  A Critical Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostscript: Contemporary Repercussions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.  The Malaise of Modernity: Durkheim and Taylor Versus Dewey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359907676503,"sku":"9781644693124","price":76.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781644693124.jpg?v=1754126080","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/quest-for-life-a-study-in-aharon-david-gordons-philosophy-of-man-in-nature-9781644693124","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}