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June 21, 2021

Why the Hebrew Bible Belongs in Philosophy Courses

Reason met revelation in Athens as well as Jerusalem.

Thanks to faddish objections to “Eurocentrism,” university philosophy departments have increasingly sought to look beyond ancient Greece and Rome—and Western Europe—to study the philosophical traditions of India, East Asia, and elsewhere. “Good for them,” writes Dru Johnson. But, he adds, this broadening of horizons should also include the great thinkers of the ancient Near East:

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June 21, 2021

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