Immanuel Kant

Secular Judaism Turns on the Jews

Ethical Culture’s new problems, and its old ones.

Judith Colp Rubin

Jan. 24 2020 12:01AM

How the Specter of an Ancient Heresy Has Shaped Christian Attitudes toward Jews

The Marcionite legacy.

Brad East

Feb. 15 2019 12:01AM

Rescuing the Binding of Isaac from the Philosophers

It’s not about the tension between human moral sensibilities and divine command.

David Fried

Oct. 30 2018 12:01AM

Is the Torah a Work of Philosophy?

As the latest attempt to draw universal ethical principles from the Bible shows, philosophical investigation of its text offers the prospect of great rewards—and grave dangers.

Jon D. Levenson

Jan. 3 2017 12:01AM

Judaism, Internationalism, and Leo Strauss

The brilliant and much-maligned political philosopher Leo Strauss has often been painted by his detractors as a reactionary warmonger. In a recent book, Robert Howse. . .

Steven B. Smith

Oct. 27 2014 12:01AM