Kay Schweigmann-Greve (Hannover): Leibniz an der Lower East Side. Die Leibniz-Darstellung
in der jiddischsprachigen Philosophiegeschichte von Chaim Zhitlowsky
Chaim Zhitlowsky a Jewish intellectual
who, stemming from a religious orthodox family, experienced himself the
modernisation process of Eastern European Jews in itŐs fundamental elements.
Being an assimilated, Russian revolutionary, returning to Judaism now
understood as a secular cultural nationalism, studying as political emigrant in
Switzerland and following the defeat of the Russian revolution in 1905-07
relocating to the USA where he influenced the Jewish intellectual discussion
for several decades working as a journalist and publisher. His history of
philosophy is based on a tradition informed by German-speaking philosophy,
further integrating contemporary Russian philosophy and later Anglo-American
approaches. His history of philosophy, the German translation of his Leibniz
chapter thereof being presented here, is part of an attempt to establish a
Jewish cultural nation independent from religion and based on the Yiddish
language. His aim being to present the continuity of philosophical thought as
well as the position of individual authors and systems in the broader context.
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