Kenneth Seeskin

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Kenneth Seeskin
Born1947
Education Yale University (PhD)
Awards Koret Jewish Book Award (2001)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Institutions Northwestern University
Main interests
Jewish philosophy

Kenneth Seeskin (born 1947) is an American philosopher and Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor Emeritus of Jewish Civilization at Northwestern University. He is known for his works on Jewish philosophy. [1] [2] [3] Seeskin won the Koret Jewish Book Award for his book Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides in 2001.

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References

  1. Socher, Abraham (15 March 2008). "Review of The Cambridge Companion to Modern Jewish Philosophy". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  2. Frank, Daniel H. (19 January 2006). "Review of Maimonides on the Origin of the World". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  3. Morgan, Michael L. (7 March 2002). "Review of Autonomy in Jewish Philosophy". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.