Yeshayahu Leibowitz

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Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual, scientist, and Orthodox Jewish philosopher known for his sharp criticism of Israeli politics and his uncompromising views on religion and ethics.

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instanceOf Israeli Jew
Orthodox Jewish philosopher
human
philosopher
scientist
academicDegree MD in medicine
PhD in chemistry
citizenship Israel
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath Israel NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1903-01-29
dateOfDeath 1994-08-18
educatedAt University of Basel NERFINISHED
Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin
employer Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
familyName Leibowitz NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Jewish thought
biochemistry
chemistry
neurophysiology
philosophy
givenName Yeshayahu NERFINISHED
influenced Israeli public discourse on religion and state
influencedBy Immanuel Kant
Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED
knownFor critique of religious nationalism
opposition to Israeli occupation of territories captured in 1967
sharp criticism of Israeli politics
uncompromising views on religion and ethics
languageOfWorkOrName German
Hebrew
movedTo Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
Yiddish
notableWork Commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
Judaism, Human Values, and the Jewish State NERFINISHED
Lectures on the Weekly Torah Portion NERFINISHED
philosophicalSchool existentialist-influenced Jewish thought
placeOfBirth Riga NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Jerusalem NERFINISHED
politicalView advocated separation of religion and state
critic of Israeli militarism
positionHeld editor of the Hebrew Encyclopedia
professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
religion Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
residence Jerusalem
sexOrGender male
workLocation Jerusalem NERFINISHED
yearOfMigration 1935

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