How Long to Read Happiness in Premodern Judaism

How Long Does it Take to Read Happiness in Premodern Judaism?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 30 minutes to read Happiness in Premodern Judaism by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

It is not common to think that Jews were interested in happiness or that Judaism has anything to say about happiness. On the contrary, the concept of happiness was a central concern of Jewish thinkers. Hava Tirosh-Samuelson shows that rabbinic Judaism regarded itself primarily as a prescription for the attainment of happiness, and that the discourse on happiness captures the evolution of Jewish intellectual history from antiquity to the seventeenth century. These claims make sense if one understands happiness as human flourishing on the basis of Aristotle's thought in the Nichomachean Ethics. Linking virtue, knowledge, and well-being, Aristotle's analysis of happiness can be traced in Jewish understanding of human flourishing as early as the Greco-Roman world, but the fusion of Greek and Judaic perspectives on happiness reached its zenith in in the Middle Ages in the thought of Moses Maimonides and his followers. Even the controversies about Maimonides' ideas could be viewed as discussions about the meaning of happiness and the way to attain it within Judaism. Much of this book, then, concerns the reception of Aristotle's Ethics in medieval Jewish philosophy. This book shows how a certain notion of happiness reflects the intellectual culture of a given period, including cultural exchanges among Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Demonstrating the discourse on happiness as a dramatic interplay between Wisdom and Torah, between philosophy and religion, between reason and faith, Hava Tirosh-Samuelson presents, to specialists and non-specialists alike, a fascinating tour of Jewish intellectual history.

How long is Happiness in Premodern Judaism?

Happiness in Premodern Judaism by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson is 609 pages long, and a total of 157,731 words.

This makes it 206% the length of the average book. It also has 193% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Happiness in Premodern Judaism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 21 minutes to read Happiness in Premodern Judaism aloud.

What Reading Level is Happiness in Premodern Judaism?

Happiness in Premodern Judaism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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