TY  - BOOK
AU  - Katz,Gideon
AU  - Ron,Miriam
AU  - Feldman,Jacky
TI  - The pale god: Israeli secularism and Spinoza's philosophy of culture 
T2  - Israel : society, culture and history
SN  - 9781618110787
AV  - B3998 .K3813 2011eb
U1  - 296.37 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Academic Studies Press
KW  - Spinoza, Baruch,
KW  - Spinoza, Benedictus de,
KW  - Jewish philosophy
KW  - Philosophy, Modern
KW  - Philosophie juive
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Theology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Three Options for Secularism in Israel -- 2 Why Spinoza? -- 3 Imagination and the Masses: An Outline of the Object of Politics -- 4 Political Secularism -- 5 The Role of the Philosopher in His Society in Times of Secularization -- 6 Traditionalism as a Secular Option in Israel -- Conclusion -- Bibliorgaphy -- Index
N2  - The Pale God examines the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. It begins with a description of the secular options as expressed by Israeli intellectuals, and describes how these options have led to a dead end. A new option must be sought, and one of the key sources for this option is the works of Spinoza. The author explains that unlike Nietzsche, who discussed "the death of God," Spinoza tried to undermine the authority of religious virtuosos and establish the image of a rational "Pale God." Such changes could channel religious tradition to the basic principles of secular political rule. The author demonstrates that the secular option is inherent in Israeli society, fits the type of secularism that Zionism instilled in the Jewish people, and complements the traditional trends deeply rooted in that society
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