Athens and Jerusalem
by Lev Shestov
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"For more than two thousand years, philosophers and theologians have wrestled with the irreconcilable opposition between Greek rationality (Athens) and biblical revelation (Jerusalem). In Athens and Jersusalem, Lev Shestov -- an inspiration for the French existentialists and the foremost interlocutor of Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, and Martin Buber during the interwar years -- makes the gripping confrontation between these symbolic poles of ancient wisdom his philosophical testament, an argumentative and stylistic tour de force. Although the Russian-born Shestov is little known in the Ang
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…(has been very picky about books since then). I not only read them into late night but also went back to them whenever I need some mental boost. - The Soul of a New Machine - Showstoppers - iWoz - Athens and Jerusalem (Shestov) I'm devouring many F & SFs (right now reading Arthur Clarke) but so far nothing really sticks. A lot of them are interesting but I'm keeping counting the pages I read. I used to burn candles…
on “Ask HN: What books have been worth your time?” ↗…they really did a bang-up job merging Judaism and Greek Neoplatonism. Can't say you can't hear Plotinus' One every time Christians speak of God's Unity 3-in-1 and Filioque [2]. Lev Shestov's classical Athens and Jerusalem is a good summarization of the whole process. My absolute bang-up theologian is however Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, he/they really took Plotinus to the max: "God is not only the cause of all being,…
on “End-of-Life Dreams” ↗"Brother Karamazov", "Jean-Christophe" and "Athens and Jerusalem". I come back to these books from time to time. All three give me some kind of inner peace or more mental strength.
on “Ask HN: Which book has had the most meaningful contribution in your life?” ↗