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Lives of the Laureates
Autobiographical accounts by Nobel laureates reflect the richness and diversity of contemporary economic thought and offer insights into the creative process; with six new …
Converts, Heretics, and Lepers
James Diamond's new book consists of a series of studies addressing Moses Maimonides' (1138-1204) appropriation of marginal figures-lepers, converts, heretics, and others-normally …
Scribal Secrets
Fundamental Tax Reform
Leading experts on tax policy examine the complex issues involved in fundamental tax reform, including the relative merits of income-based and consumption-based taxation.Reform of …
New Directions in Jewish Philosophy
Breaking with strictly historical or textual perspectives, this book explores Jewish philosophy as philosophy. Often regarded as too technical for Judaic studies and too religious …
Maimonides and the Shaping of the Jewish Canon
Jewish thought since the Middle Ages can be regarded as a sustained dialogue with Moses Maimonides, regardless of the different social, cultural, and intellectual environments in …
Scribal Secrets
The text of the Torah includes not only its words, but also various atypical scribal features. Prime among these are the dots over certain letters, various letters written either …
Jewish Theology Unbound
Jewish Theology Unbound challenges the widespread misinterpretation of Judaism as a religion of law as opposed to theology. James A. Diamond provides close readings of the Bible, …
Fundamental Tax Reform
Leading experts on tax policy examine the complex issues involved in fundamental tax reform, including the relative merits of income-based and consumption-based taxation.Reform of …
Reinventing Maimonides in Contemporary Jewish Thought
‘A remarkable contribution to Maimonides scholarship.’ Rabbi Jeremy Rosen, The Algemeiner
Jewish Theology Unbound
Jewish Theology Unbound challenges the widespread misinterpretation of Judaism as a religion of law as opposed to theology. James A. Diamond provides close readings of the Bible, …
Natural Experiments of History
Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This …