Metaphysical Drift
Love and Judaism
Will be published approx. on 1. May 1992
Book
Hardback
XX, 241 pages
978-0-8204-1733-2 (ISBN)
Description
Non-instrumental acts and involvements are as basic to human nature as those which are instrumental; but our culture overlooks the former and thus diminishes human life. Hence, this book explores mainly the metaphysics of non-instrumental (intraested) involvements, and calls for their being better balanced and integrated with instrumental (interested) involvements.
Various formulations of similar categories in philosophy and religion, particularly of love, are critically analyzed. Some aspects of Eckstein's life are examined for their effects on these ideas.
Various formulations of similar categories in philosophy and religion, particularly of love, are critically analyzed. Some aspects of Eckstein's life are examined for their effects on these ideas.
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Person
The Author: Jerome Eckstein holds a joint appointment as Professor in the Judaic Studies Department and the Religious Studies Program of the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author of The Platonic Method and The Deathday of Socrates, and received an A.C.L.S. sr. fellowship for research on the Talmud. He received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University.
Content
Contents: The book deals with intraestedness (non-instrumentality) in philosophy, Jewish philosophy, psychology, religion and linguistics.