Judaism and Science canvases three millennia of Jewish attitudes
towards nature and its study. It answers many questions about the
complex relationship of religion and science. How did religious
attitudes and dogmas affect Jewish attitudes towards natural
knowledge? How was Jewish interest in science reflected, and was
facilitated by, links with other cultures - Egypt and Assyria and
Babylon in ancient times, Moslem culture in medieval times, and
Christian culture during the Renaissance and since? How did science
serve as a bridge between religious communities that were otherwise
estranged and embattled? How did science serve as a vehicle of
assimilation into the wider intellectual culture in which Jews
found themselves? The book considers the attitudes and work of
particular Jews in different epochs. It takes an "eagle's-eye view"
of its subject, considering broad themes from a high vantage, but
also swooping down to consider particular individuals at high
focus, and in detail. Judaism and Science encompasses the entire
history of the interaction of Jews and natural knowledge. BLPart I:
The Sages of Israel and Natural Wisdom describes the images of
nature and natural philosophy in the two most important sets of
books on the Jewish bookshelf: the Biblical corpus and the
Talmudic/Early Rabbinic corpus Part II: Jews and Natural Philosophy
shows how Jews explained nature, especially the nature of the
heavens, or astronomy and astrology, in medieval times and early
modern times. BLPart III: Jews and Science -- describes the entry
of Jews into modern science, beginning in 19th century Europe and
20th century United States, USSR and Israel, emphasizing the social
background of the rapid entryof Jews into modern sciences, and of
their remarkable successes. BLThe volume includes annotated primary
source documents, a timeline of important events, and an
bibliography of essential primary and secondary sources for further
research..
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