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Kenneth Seeskin

Northwestern University
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  • Northwestern University
    Department of Religious Studies
    Distinguished Professor
Yale University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 1972
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Religion
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
17th/18th Century Philosophy
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    Plato's Parmenides: The Conversion of the Soul (review)
    Philosophy and Literature 14 (1): 180-181. 1990.
    Philosophy of Literature
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    Judaism and the idea of the future
    In Jonathan Jacobs (ed.), Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence, Oxford University Press. pp. 49. 2011.
    Judaism
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    Strolling with Maimonides on the Via Negativa
    In Jeanine Diller & Asa Kasher (eds.), Models of God and Alternative Ultimate Realities, Springer. pp. 793--799. 2013.
    Maimonides
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    Dialogue and Discovery: A Study in Socratic Method
    State University of New York Press. 1987.
    This book examines the Socratic method of elenchus, or refutation.
    SocratesPlato: Elenchos
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    Poverty and Sincerity in the Apology: A Reply to Lewis
    Philosophy and Literature 16 (1): 128-133. 1992.
    Philosophy of Literature
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    Maimonides' appropriation of Aristotle's ethics
    In Jon Miller (ed.), The Reception of Aristotle's Ethics, Cambridge University Press. 2012.
    Aristotle
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    Jewish Philosophy in a Secular Age
    Suny Press. 1990.
    An examination of Jewish philosophy in the modern age and in light of secular philosophy. Ch. 8 (pp. 189-211), "Fackenheim's Dilemma, " deals with Emil Fackenheim's philosophy concerning the Holocaust, and the place of God and Judaism in a post-Holocaust world. Expounds on his theology, his existential theories, and his attitude to Jewish history.
    Judaism
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