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(Xt) Cohen, Hermann. Bruno Strauss, Ed : HERMANN COHENS JÜDISCHE SCHRIFTEN VOL. 1 AND 2 (LACKING VOL 3)

Berlin: C. A. Schwetschke & Sohn, 1924

Brown marbled boards with black spines. 8vo. 2 volumes. LXIV, 341, VIII, 483 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Cohen volume I. In German. Series: Veröffentlichungen der Akademie für die Wissenschaft des Judentums. Contents: 1. Bd. Ethische und religiöse Grundfragen. --2. Bd. Zur jüdischen Zeitgeschichte. Published after Cohen's death. "Cohen is generally acknowledged to be one of the ablest representatives and exponents of the neo-Kantian school. He was one of the founders of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaft des Judenthums, which held its first meeting in Berlin in Nov. , 1902." (Isidodre Singer, JE) "The dignity of man is central to Cohen's ethical thought. A proponent of humanistic socialism, he regarded a nation's treatment of its working classes as an index of its level of morality. While he called Marx "God's historical messenger, " he rejected historical materialism as well as the atheistic trends prevalent in the workers' movement. " (Samuel Hugo Bergman, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Judaism. Jews -- History. Feldman considers Cohen's philosophy "the most significant system of Jewish religious philosophy since Hasdai Crescas. " Volume 1 has minimal edgewear. Slight toning. Ex-library markings. Very minimal staining. Volume 2 has minimal pencil markings that affect text. Minimal staining. Ex-library markings and slight toning. Very good condition. (GER-6-27A)

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