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The U.S. – Israel Relationship: Mounting Misperceptions in Washington

The U.S. – Israel Relationship: Mounting Misperceptions in Washington

April 15, 1992 | Amb. Dore Gold
Medieval Rationalism or Mystic Philosophy? Reflections on the Correspondence between Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin

Medieval Rationalism or Mystic Philosophy? Reflections on the Correspondence between Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin

April 2, 1992 | Ellis Sandoz
The correspondence between Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin covered three decades down to the mid-1960s and touched on many of the most urgent problems in modern political philosophy. At bottom the key question they debated is whether the true paradigm of philosophy is a purely naturalistic rationalism of the kind fashioned by the thirteenth century Arab and Jewish thinkers in their revival of Aristotelianism and exemplified, later on, by Spinoza; or whether the true paradigm is grounded in the Reason (nous) of Plato and Aristotle as it symbolizes a range of experiential meaning from intellection to faith, thus comprehending analysis, intuition, and revelation. Strauss contends for the former, Voegelin for the latter view; one in the name of demonstrative knowledge, the other in the name of mystic philosophy. Despite their substantial disagreements, both writers stand severely at odds with contemporary ideologies and, generally, join in preferring the ancients to the moderns.
Louis Marshall, the Jewish Vote, and the Republican Party

Louis Marshall, the Jewish Vote, and the Republican Party

April 2, 1992 | David G. Dalin
In the Shadow of the Mountain: Consent and Coercion at Sinai

In the Shadow of the Mountain: Consent and Coercion at Sinai

April 2, 1992
Deuteronomy as Israel’s Ancient Constitution: Some Preliminary Reflections

Deuteronomy as Israel’s Ancient Constitution: Some Preliminary Reflections

April 2, 1992
Teenage Soviet Jewish Immigrants: Strongly Jewish, Moderately Religious

Teenage Soviet Jewish Immigrants: Strongly Jewish, Moderately Religious

February 16, 1992
The Geo-Politics of the American Jewish Community

The Geo-Politics of the American Jewish Community

January 15, 1992 | Jonathan Woocher
The USSR After the Summer of 1991: Some Lessons

The USSR After the Summer of 1991: Some Lessons

December 15, 1991 | Daniel J. Elazar
The Jewish Community of São Paulo, Brazil

The Jewish Community of São Paulo, Brazil

December 1, 1991
The Jewish Community of Sao Paulo, Brazil

The Jewish Community of Sao Paulo, Brazil

December 1, 1991
The Jewish Community of Sao Paulo, Brazil

The Jewish Community of Sao Paulo, Brazil

December 1, 1991 | Alberto Milkewitz
The Israeli Paradigm for a Capitalist Soviet Union

The Israeli Paradigm for a Capitalist Soviet Union

October 15, 1991 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
Is There a Practical Way to Bridge the Gap Between Traditional Jewish and Modern Expectations of Rights and Obligations?

Is There a Practical Way to Bridge the Gap Between Traditional Jewish and Modern Expectations of Rights and Obligations?

October 2, 1991
Two Orthodox Jewish Theories of Rights: Sol Roth and Isaac Breuer

Two Orthodox Jewish Theories of Rights: Sol Roth and Isaac Breuer

October 2, 1991
Haredi Conceptions of Obligations and Rights: Polish Jewry, c.1900-1939

Haredi Conceptions of Obligations and Rights: Polish Jewry, c.1900-1939

October 2, 1991