"#JennaWeissmanJoselit was looking for a project that wasn’t so “heavily freighted” after her #book on the #American “embrace” of the #TenCommandments came out in 2017. “Out of the blue,” an editor at the #Jewish Lives #biography series, a #Yale #University Press and #LeonDBlack Foundation project, asked her to #write a book about #Rabbi #MordecaiKaplan, founder of #Reconstructionist #Judaism.

“Without missing a beat and without thinking what this entailed, I said, ‘Yes, yes. Of course, of course,’” the Charles E. Smith #professor of #Judaicstudies and of #history at #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity told JNS.

She didn’t question why she was chosen. “I’m not the obvious person. I’m not an intellectual #historian,” #WeissmanJoselit said. “I don’t swim in those high-minded #philosophical, #theological waters.”

The historian had known of #Kaplan and had explored a “smidgen” of his diaries, but not all 70 years of them..."

https://www.jns.org/feature/reconstructionist-judaism-founder-mordecai-kaplan-a-restless-soul-who-speaks-to-the-moment-per-new-book

Reconstructionist Judaism founder Mordecai Kaplan a ‘restless soul’ who speaks to the moment, per new book

“He was experimenting with notions of identity well before ‘ethnicity’ came into play,” Jenna Weissman Joselit told JNS. “He was very ahead of his time.”

JNS.org - Jewish News Syndicate

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#SOA replaced us.
#NoCode replaced us.
#Cloud replaced us.
#DevOps replaced us.
…yet here we are!

Florian Sommer explores the pattern and asks if #AI is any different.

“Will #AI Replace Me? A #Philosophical Mind Dump.”
🎟️https://2026.europe.jcon.one/tickets

FlorianSommer discovers if #AI will replace us at #JCON2026

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DR. MORTIMER
Written by Malcolm Kewa
Genre: Thriller/ Drama

What if Death became a doctor to understand life?
In a hospital filled with struggle and hope, Death begins to feel… and question his purpose.
#DrMortimer #Philosophical #Drama #LifeAndDeath #Orignalseries

Der kleine Moogh. Wow! Ich hab's! - image: Christine Oehrlein

A philosophical reflection by Little Moogh, a vector art creation by Christine Oehrlein. The ohoh.store has divided its collection of postcards into various categories. The postcard designs are categorised by technique, material and various thematic themes. One category features postcards with illustrations, 12 of which are currently on offer.

Christine Oehrlein works as a graphic designer and has her own agency, KunstKatalyse, in Berlin. She conceives and designs printed media, corporate identities and exhibition graphics. To ensure optimal results, she supervises and monitors the entire production process. With her strong entrepreneurial spirit, she has made her company a success.

#postkarte #postcard #cartespostales #postkaart #cartepostale #postcardsfromtheworld #postcrossing #webshop #postcardexchange #happymail #postkartenliebe #giftshop #schreibmalwieder #snailmail #schneckenpost #illustration #illustrationart #drawing #zeichnung #vector #vectorart #vectorgraphic #philosophy #philosophie #philosophical #philosophicalthought #philosophisch

📝 Plot: In rural France in the 1920s, young priest Donissan struggles with doubts about his vocation and the nature of evil. Haunted by spiritual torment and encounters that blur the line between faith and madness, he seeks to save the soul of a troubled young woman accused of murder. The film is an intense, uncanny meditation on sin, redemption, and the grip of unseen forces.

#SousLeSoleilDeSatan #Drama #Philosophical #FaithVsEvil #SpiritualCrisis #FrenchClassic #Existential #Bernanos

📝 Plot: In 16th‑century Flanders under Spanish dominion, the alchemist‑physician Zénon returns clandestinely to Bruges after years abroad. His humanist ideas and medical practice challenge orthodoxy. As he gains followers and makes enemies within the Inquisition, he faces trial for heresy in a somber clash of belief, reason and intolerance.

#LoeuvreauNoir #Drama #History #Philosophical #Renaissance #Humanism #BelgianCinema #Classic

🎭 Cast: Gian Maria Volontè, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe, Anna Karina, Philippe Léotard, Jean Bouise, Marie-France Pisier, Mathieu Carrière, Pierre Dherte, Johan Leysen, Dora van der Groen, Senne Rouffaer, Geert Desmet, Michel Poncelet, Harry Cleven…

#LoeuvreauNoir #sousTitres #cinemaFrançais #Drama #History #Renaissance #Philosophical #BelgianCinema #Classic

📝 Plot: In 1907, young Hans Castorp visits his tubercular cousin at the Berghof sanatorium in the Swiss Alps and becomes mesmerized by the inscrutable world of the facility. What was meant to be a short stay turns into a deep journey of intellectual encounters, philosophical dialogues and personal transformation amid the timeless, isolated mountain setting.

#DerZauberberg #Drama #Historical #Philosophical #Sanatorium #Transformation #Adaptation #Classic

“Overall, the personality which emerges from the new biography is a sort of #philosophical #AlanPartridge; cantankerous, bearing grudges, and admirably determined to continue in the face of ridicule.” #Schopenhauer open.substack.com/pub/therepub...

Who Is the Funniest....Philoso...
Who Is the Funniest....Philosopher?

Schopenhauer, Of Course

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