Kenneth Seeskin (born 1947) is an American philosopher and Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor Emeritus of Jewish Civilization at Northwestern University. He is known for his works on Jewish philosophy.[1][2][3] Seeskin won the Koret Jewish Book Award for his book Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides in 2001.
Kenneth Seeskin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 |
| Education | Yale University (PhD) |
| Awards | Koret Jewish Book Award (2001) |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
Main interests | Jewish philosophy |
Books edit
- The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides, Cambridge University Press, 2005
- Maimonides on the Origin of the World, Cambridge University Press, 2005
- Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, 2001
- Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, Oxford University Press, 2000
- Jewish Philosophy in a Secular Age, SUNY Press, 1990
- Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed, Behrman House, 1991
- Thinking about the Torah: A Philosopher Reads the Bible, University of Nebraska Press, 2016
References edit
- ^ Socher, Abraham (15 March 2008). "Review of The Cambridge Companion to Modern Jewish Philosophy". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
- ^ Frank, Daniel H. (19 January 2006). "Review of Maimonides on the Origin of the World". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
- ^ Morgan, Michael L. (7 March 2002). "Review of Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
External links edit
- "Kenneth Seeskin". Northwestern University.
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