Word: wolfson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Another attitude the Jewish student may have toward Christian or agnostic ideas he meets for the first time in his reading or his philosophy course was noted by Harry A. Wolfson, Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, Emeritus. "Because the Jew doesn't have the background, he is made curious. It is the impact of novelty...
Hostility to the Jewish scholar has receded in recent years, Harry Wolfson noted. "If a Jew writes a good book, he can get it published as easily as a non-Jew. I don't believe that there is an analogy between scholarship and social and economic life," he stated. Jewish scholarship has been characterized in modern times by the broad way it deals with its subject, Wolfson said. In nineteenth century scholarship Jews had the most liberal and most universal approach; no Jewish philosopher or student of philosophy ever dealt with his subject in isolation, but viewed it in relation...
Today, the Jewish student should be taught about Christianity, since he lives in a Christian community, Wolfson recommended. In his general education, however, there should also be training in Jewish tradition, according to Wolfson, and there should be an emphasis on religion...
...this series, Professor Wolfson traces the growth and interrelationship of Greek, Hebrew, Moslem and Christian pholosophies. All 12 volumes have been written, five have already been published and two more are almost realy for the printer. Wolfson writes all his manuscripts out in longhand ("I'm old fashioned") and then puts them away in the huge file cabinets that adorn his study. When the rough draft of the entire series was written, Wolfson began the slow process of revising each manuscript, some of which he claims not to have looked at in over ten years. But all the rough drafts...
Thus in retirement Wolfson continues to do what he regards as his life's work. 'There was no break," he declares, between active teaching and his emeritude. "I imagine," he says with a smile, "I can go on for years...