Yeshayahu Leibowitz 1903 – 1994
Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903 – 1994) was a Latvian-Israeli philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Jewish Philosophy and Analytic Philosophy.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz was a Latvian-Israeli philosopher, scientist, and Orthodox Jewish religious thinker, professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in biochemistry, neurology, and philosophy, and one of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices of late twentieth-century Israeli thought. Judaism, Human Values, and the Jewish State and his many published lectures argued that Jewish religion is constituted by the practice of the commandments alone and not by belief in any historical or metaphysical proposition, and mounted a sustained critique of the political theology of the State of Israel and of the conflation of religion with nationalism. He was widely admired and widely opposed for his moral courage in publicly criticizing the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Latvian-Israeli
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Jewish Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Yeshayahu Leibowitz:
“Judaism is constituted by the commandments, not by beliefs about history or metaphysics.”
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“The state is not a religious value; it is a political instrument that may be used well or ill.”
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Attributed to Yeshayahu Leibowitz:
“Faith is the recognition of the obligation to serve God for no reward.”
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Attributed to Yeshayahu Leibowitz:
“To attribute holiness to the state is to commit idolatry.”
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Attributed to Yeshayahu Leibowitz:
“Israel must choose between the integrity of its democracy and the project of long-term occupation; it cannot have both.”
Frequently asked about Yeshayahu Leibowitz
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- Yeshayahu Leibowitz was born in 1903 and died in 1994.
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- Yeshayahu Leibowitz was a Latvian-Israeli philosopher of the Contemporary era.
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- Yeshayahu Leibowitz was associated with Jewish Philosophy and Analytic Philosophy.
- What was Yeshayahu Leibowitz known for?
- Yeshayahu Leibowitz was a Latvian-Israeli philosopher, scientist, and Orthodox Jewish religious thinker, professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in biochemistry, neurology, and philosophy, and one of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices of late twentieth-century Israeli thought.
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- There are 15 attributed quotations from Yeshayahu Leibowitz in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.