Dharmic religions in the thought of modern Jewish philosophers - Einzelansicht

Abraham Heschel in God in Search of Man (1955) writes: ”Providence may some day create a situation which would place us between the river Jordan and the river Ganges, and the problem of such an encounter will be different from that which Jewish thought underwent when meeting with Greek philosophy.” (p. 15). We do not know if this is the act of providence, but the interest in the religions of the far East (especially Hinduism and Buddhism) among contemporary Jewish thinkers and the amount of research on the subject indicate that the problem and challenge of this fruitful encounter are already present. In this seminar, we will discuss the approaches of Leo Beck, Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and others to Buddhism and Hinduism in light of contemporary research.

The Seminar will be conducted in English.

Reading materials are available in Moodle: https://moodle2.uni-potsdam.de/course/view.php?id=28499

Zoom: https://uni-potsdam.zoom.us/j/61166182275

Meeting ID: 611 6618 2275

Passcode: 26381834

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