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
dateOfBirth 1903-01-29
dateOfDeath 1994-08-18
educatedAt University of Basel
University of Berlin
employer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
familyName Leibowitz
fieldOfWork Jewish thought
biochemistry
chemistry
neurophysiology
philosophy
givenName Yeshayahu
linked to: Isaiah
influenced Israeli public discourse on religion and state
influencedBy Immanuel Kant
Moses Maimonides
linked to: Maimonides
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
nativeLanguage German
Yiddish
notableWork Commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
Judaism, Human Values, and the Jewish State
Lectures on the Weekly Torah Portion
philosophicalSchool existentialist-influenced Jewish thought
placeOfBirth Riga
placeOfDeath Jerusalem
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
residence Jerusalem
sexOrGender male
workLocation Jerusalem
yearOfMigration 1935

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