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Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment SUNY Series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion Michael Fishbane, Robert Goldenberg, and Elliot Wolfson, Editors Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment Allan Arkush STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Production by Ruth Fisher Marketing by Fran Keneston Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1994 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address the State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Arkush, Allan, 1949- Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment / Allan Arkush. p. cm. - (SUNY series in Judaica) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-2071-X. - ISBN 0-7914-2072-8 (pbk.) 1. Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786. 2. Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716-Influence. 3. Wolff, Christian, Freiherr von, 1679-1754-lnfluence. 4. Enlightenment. 5. Philosophy, Jewish. 6. Haskalah. I. Title. II. Series. B2693.A75 1994 193-dc20 93-39401 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 In memory of my grandfather, Samuel Squire Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi 1 The Leibniz-W olffian Background 1 2 Mendelssohn's Natural Theology 37 3 The Crisis of Reason 69 4 Religion, Morality, and Politics 99 5 Spinoza and Other Adversaries 133 6 Mendelssohn's Defense of Judaism 167 7 Refashioning Judaism 241 Conclusion 289 Bibliography 293 Index 301 vii
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