A the book of the covenant of Pinhas Hurwitz and its remarkable legacy Ruderman, David B. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. wau 2014 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (193 pages). "This manuscript is a literary history of The Book of Covenant, an encyclopedic work of science, philosophy, and ethics written in the late-eighteenth century by Jewish philosopher and polymath Pinhas Hurwitz. Ruderman explores the reasons for the book's huge popularity--it has been republished in forty editions in the last century--as well as its lasting influence on Jewish and kabbalistic thought, and its important place in Jewish society's confrontation with modernity"-- The Hague dialogues -- Pinḥas Elijah ben Meir Hurwitz: towards a biography of a popular author and aggressive book -- Why should a Kabbalist care about the natural world? the meaning of scientific knowledge for Pinḥas Hurwitz -- Judaism and metaphysics: Hurwitz's epistemological and historical critique of philosophy -- The moral cosmopolitanism of Pinḥas Hurwitz: some initial conjectures -- The readers of Sefer ha-brit -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Editions of Sefer ha-brit -- Appendix II: Hurwitz's instructions on printing his book from his second introduction -- Appendix III: The contents of Sefer ha-brit. David B. Ruderman. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Hurwitz, Phinehas Elijah 1765-1821 Science Judaism and science SCIENCE Essays SCIENCE Reference Judaism and science Science HISTORY / Jewish Q157.H79 .R833 2014eb 500 Ruderman, David B. Seattle, Washington ; London, England : University of Washington Press, ©2014 xvi, 172 pages 9780295805597 0295805595 22573/ctvctcfm6 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=934539 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=934539 E7B 150120 20200709060313.0 ocn903962314 eng