{"id":148,"date":"2006-10-07T12:30:03","date_gmt":"2006-10-07T12:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/summametaphysica.com\/ge\/snapshot-biographies\/"},"modified":"2018-04-23T20:56:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T20:56:17","slug":"snapshot-biographies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.summametaphysica.com\/ge\/snapshot-biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"<b><i>SNAPSHOT BIOGRAPHIES<\/i><\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Abravanel, Isaac (Abarbanel)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1437-1508 Portugal, Spain, Italy<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval Jewish philosopher and biblical exegete; statesman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agus, Jacob B.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish author and historical writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aristotle<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>384-322 B.C.E. Greece<\/em><br \/>\nGreek philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Augustine<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>354-430 North Africa<\/em><br \/>\nChurch father, philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aquinas, Thomas<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>ca. 1225-1274 Italy<\/em><br \/>\nMedieval Catholic philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baal ShemTov, Israel ben Eliezer (&#8220;Besht&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>ca. 1700-1760 Eastern Europe<\/em><br \/>\nFounder of Hasidic movement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belkin, Samuel<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States <\/em><br \/>\nJewish scholar and writer; president. Yeshiva University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berdyaev, Nikolai<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1874-1948 Russia <\/em><br \/>\nChristian Marxist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berg, Philip S.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States, Israel <\/em><br \/>\nJewish writer on kabbalistic subjects<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berkovits, Eliezer<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States, Israel<br \/>\n<\/em>Orthodox Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bleich, J. David <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Orthodox Jewish halakhist and scholar of Jewish philosophy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Borowitz, Eugene<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Reform Jewish theologian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buber, Martin<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Germany, Israel<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish philosopher and scholar<br \/>\nCamus, Albert<br \/>\n<em>1913-1959 France<br \/>\n<\/em>Philosopher and creative writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cohen, Arthur<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish theological writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cohen, Hermann<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1842-1918 Germany<br \/>\n<\/em>German school philosopher as well as Jewish philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Epicurus<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>ca. 342-270 B.C.E. Greece<br \/>\n<\/em>Philosopher; founder of Epicureanism<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fackenheim, Emil <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Germany, Canada<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frankl, Viktor E.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Austria, United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Psychiatrist, author<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gersonides (Rav Levi ben Gershon; acronym: RaLbaG)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1288-1344 France<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval Jewish philosopher, biblical exegete, mathematician, astronomer, and talmudist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gordis, Robert<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker, writer, and biblical scholar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greenberg, Hayim<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1889-1953 United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish political and social thinker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greenberg, Irving<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hartman, David<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States, Israel<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Herberg, Will<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Herder, Johann Gottfried<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1744-1803 Germany<br \/>\n<\/em>Philosopher of history<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heschel, Abraham Joshua<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Poland, Gemany, United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish scholar, thinker, and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hick, John<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century England<br \/>\n<\/em>Philosopher and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hirsch, Samson Raphael<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1808-1888 Austria, Germany<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish scholar, thinker, and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ibn Daud, Abraham<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>ca. 1110-1180 Spain<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval Jewish philosopher and historian, the first purely Aristote- lian Jewish philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ibn Ezra, Abraham <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1089-1164 primarily Spain<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval Jewish biblical exegete, thinker, grammarian, and poet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ibn Ezra, Isaac<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>12th century Spain, Egypt, Iraq<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval writer and poet. son of Abraham ibn Ezra: for a period, professed Islam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ignatius of Loyola<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1491-1556 Spain, France<br \/>\n<\/em>Catholic thinker; founder of Society of Jesus (Jesuits)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Irenaeus <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>ca. 140-202 Asia Minor, Gaul<br \/>\n<\/em>Catholic philosopher: a father of the Greek Church<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacobs, Louis<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century England<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jung, Carl Gustave<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1875-1961 Switzerland<br \/>\n<\/em>Founder: analytic psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kadushin, Max <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker, scholar and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kafka, Franz <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1883-1924 Austria<br \/>\n<\/em>Poet and writer of psychological and philosophical fiction<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kook, Abraham Isaac<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1865-1935 Palestine<br \/>\n<\/em>Neo-kabbalistic thinker, writer, and halakhist: (Ashkenazic) Chief Rabbi of Palestine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kushner, Harold<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Conservative rabbi and author<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lamm, Norman<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Orthodox Jewish thinker and writer; president of Yeshiva University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leibowitz, Nehama <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Israel<br \/>\n<\/em>Orthodox Jewish biblical exegete<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luria, Isaac (the &#8220;Ari&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1534-1572 Palestine, (educated in Egypt)<br \/>\n<\/em>Founder: Lurianic kabbalistic school<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luzzatto, Moses Hayyim (acronym: &#8220;Ramhal&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1707-1747 Italy, Germany, Holland, Palestine<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish halakhist, philosopher, mystic, and poet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maimonides, Moses (Moses ben Maimon; acronym: &#8220;Rambarn&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1135-1204 Spain, Palestine, Egypt<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval Jewish philosopher, exegete, codifier, halakhist, and medical writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mani<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>ca. 215-276 Babylonia<br \/>\n<\/em>Founder of Manichaeism<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merton, Thomas<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Catholic philosopher and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mill, John Stuart<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1806-1873 primarily England<br \/>\n<\/em>Major exponent of Utilitarianism<\/p>\n<p><strong>Milton, John<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1608-1674 England<br \/>\n<\/em>Poet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nachmanides, Moses (Moses ben Nachman; acronym: &#8220;Ramban&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>ca. 1194-1270 Spain, Palestine<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval Jewish exegete, halakhist, and philosopher. His biblical commentaries combine rational interpretation with insistence on kabbalistic implications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicholas of Cusa <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1401-1464<br \/>\n<\/em>Roman Catholic philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philo (Philo of Alexandria; Philo Judaeus)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20 B.C.E.-50 C.E.<br \/>\n<\/em>Hellenistic Jewish philosopher and exegete<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philoponus, John<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>6th century Egypt<br \/>\n<\/em>Philosopher, commentator on Aristotle, grammarian, and theologian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rousseau, Jean-Jacques<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1712-1778 primarily France<br \/>\n<\/em>Philosopher and author<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russel, Bertrand <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century England<br \/>\n<\/em>Mathematician and philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saadia Gaon (Saadyah ben Joseph)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>882-942 Egypt, Palestine, Babylonia<br \/>\n<\/em>Medieval Jewish philosopher, halakhist. poet, translator, and grammarian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sartre, Jean-Paul<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century France<\/em><br \/>\nPhilosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scherman, Nosson<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Orthodox Jewish writer and editor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schulweis, Harold M.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schlesinger, George<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholem, Gershom<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Germany, Israel<\/em><br \/>\nJewish authority on Kabbalah<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socrates<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>470-399 B.C.E. Greece <\/em><br \/>\nGreek philosopher: teacher of Plato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soloveitchik, Joseph B.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Orthodox Jewish philosopher and halakhist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Russian, United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Novelist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spero, Shubert<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spinoza, Baruch<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1632-1677 Holland<br \/>\n<\/em>Philosopher, Jewish<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steinsaltz, Adin<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Israel<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish writer, talmudic commentator, and religious thinker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stitskin, Leon D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1881-1955 France<br \/>\n<\/em>Christian philosopher and paleontologist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tillich, Paul<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Germany, United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Protestant theologian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unamuno, Miguel de<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1864-1936 Spain<br \/>\n<\/em>Writer and philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vital, Hayyim (&#8220;Calabrese&#8221;)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1543-1620 Palestine, Syria<br \/>\n<\/em>(Jewish) Lurianic kabbalist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whitehead, Alfred North<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1861-1947 England<br \/>\n<\/em>Mathematician and philosopher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wiesel, Elie<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century Transylvania, France, United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Jewish thinker and writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolfson, Harry Austryn<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Historian of philosophy and authority on Jewish philosophy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Younger, Irving<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>20th century United States<br \/>\n<\/em>Judge, professor of law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abravanel, Isaac (Abarbanel) 1437-1508 Portugal, Spain, Italy Medieval Jewish philosopher and biblical exegete; statesman Agus, Jacob B. 20th century United States Jewish author and historical writer Aristotle 384-322 B.C.E. Greece Greek philosopher Augustine 354-430 North Africa Church father, philosopher Aquinas, Thomas ca. 1225-1274 Italy Medieval Catholic philosopher Baal ShemTov, Israel ben Eliezer (&#8220;Besht&#8221;) ca. 1700-1760 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SNAPSHOT BIOGRAPHIES - David Birnbaum Summa Metaphysica I<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summametaphysica.com\/ge\/snapshot-biographies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SNAPSHOT BIOGRAPHIES - David Birnbaum Summa Metaphysica I\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Abravanel, Isaac (Abarbanel) 1437-1508 Portugal, Spain, Italy Medieval Jewish philosopher and biblical exegete; statesman Agus, Jacob B. 20th century United States Jewish author and historical writer Aristotle 384-322 B.C.E. 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