Alexander Green
Biographic Data
| ID | 3763236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Green |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Green |
| SIGNATURE | GREEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Jewish Thought, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0392-7691 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1930 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rebranding zoos
Zoos have, what some might consider, a sordid history in human society. As societal knowledge and values have evolved over centuries, zoos have increasingly been recognized for generating knowledge, conserving animals, and educating the public. These benefits are mainly attributed to zoos’ institutional aspects, such as research and conservation initiatives. However, the contributions of the physical zoo landscape remain less clear. As diverse sp…
Artification and Exclusivity
Increasing MSRA use in specialty applications – Is it a fair test of suitability to specialty
Dear Editor‘Fairness’ has no universal definition in medical education, however, assessment during specialty applications, should assess candidates equally and equitably reflect the diverse experie
Private Art Museums in Paris
Crescas and Gersonides on Freedom, Astrology, and Divine Omniscience
Crescas’s position on human freedom is dialectically rooted in the philosophy of his medieval predecessor, Gersonides. Crescas accepts Gersonides’s view that although the celestial bodies influence human affairs, human beings have the ability to overcome their predetermined fate. However, Crescas rejects Gersonides’s premise that God only knows the universal aspect of the particular. Crescas contends that God’s commandments give their followers t…
Joseph Ibn Kaspi on Contradictions in the Bible
The Provençal philosopher, biblical commentator, and grammarian Joseph Ibn Kaspi interprets some of the internal contradictions in the biblical text by using a methodology based on Maimonides’s Guide of the Perplexed. By drawing on Maimonides’s seven categories of contradictions, he argues that the first, third, fourth, and seventh type of contradictions explain inconsistencies within the Bible. He recognizes the first contradiction in the subjec…
Does God Prefer the Powerful? Reforming the King in Judah Halevi's Kuzari
The Kuzari is traditionally regarded as a work describing the process by which a pagan Khazar king faithfully converts to Judaism. This article offers a new interpretation, which views the King as a skeptical convert who represents an archetype of political leadership driven by the desire for power and not by knowledge or ethics. I contend that the argument put forward by the character of the Rabbi constitutes a kind of »four-step therapy« progra…
David Novak, Natural Law, and Medieval Jewish Philosophy
Among contemporary philosophers and theologians of Judaism, David Novak is renowned for his groundbreaking work on Jewish ethics, conceptualizing a natural law ethic derived from the sources of the Jewish tradition. One area that has been underexplored in Novak’s writings is his interpretation of medieval Jewish philosophy. This article demonstrates that Novak’s understanding of medieval Jewish philosophy is based on the conviction that medieval …
MacIntyre and Nussbaum on Diversity, Liberalism, and Christianity
This article argues that the politics of difference has been unsuccessful in its attempt to liberate itself from the modern politics of universal dignity and self-determination. As a result, theorists who emphasize difference ultimately must find a way to balance a conception of diversity with that of a universal normative ethics. To make this case, I examine the virtue ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre and Martha Nussbaum as two different examples of…
Maimonides on Courage
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Segundo curso progresando
Primer curso para todos
Curso Moderno de Español
Progressive Spanish
Preliminary Examinations
Preliminary Examinations Foreign Language Equipment of 2325 Doctors of Philosophy
Preliminary Examinations Foreign Language Equipment of 2325 Doctors of Philosophy." The Journal of Higher Education, 1(5), pp. 299–300
Preliminary Examinations
Preliminary Examinations Foreign Language Equipment of 2325 Doctors of Philosophy
Preliminary Examinations Foreign Language Equipment of 2325 Doctors of Philosophy." The Journal of Higher Education, 1(5), pp. 299–300
Progressive Spanish
Curso Moderno de Español
Primer curso para todos
Segundo curso progresando
Maimonides on Courage
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
MacIntyre and Nussbaum on Diversity, Liberalism, and Christianity
This article argues that the politics of difference has been unsuccessful in its attempt to liberate itself from the modern politics of universal dignity and self-determination. As a result, theorists who emphasize difference ultimately must find a way to balance a conception of diversity with that of a universal normative ethics. To make this case, I examine the virtue ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre and Martha Nussbaum as two different examples of…
Does God Prefer the Powerful? Reforming the King in Judah Halevi's Kuzari
The Kuzari is traditionally regarded as a work describing the process by which a pagan Khazar king faithfully converts to Judaism. This article offers a new interpretation, which views the King as a skeptical convert who represents an archetype of political leadership driven by the desire for power and not by knowledge or ethics. I contend that the argument put forward by the character of the Rabbi constitutes a kind of »four-step therapy« progra…
David Novak, Natural Law, and Medieval Jewish Philosophy
Among contemporary philosophers and theologians of Judaism, David Novak is renowned for his groundbreaking work on Jewish ethics, conceptualizing a natural law ethic derived from the sources of the Jewish tradition. One area that has been underexplored in Novak’s writings is his interpretation of medieval Jewish philosophy. This article demonstrates that Novak’s understanding of medieval Jewish philosophy is based on the conviction that medieval …
Joseph Ibn Kaspi on Contradictions in the Bible
The Provençal philosopher, biblical commentator, and grammarian Joseph Ibn Kaspi interprets some of the internal contradictions in the biblical text by using a methodology based on Maimonides’s Guide of the Perplexed. By drawing on Maimonides’s seven categories of contradictions, he argues that the first, third, fourth, and seventh type of contradictions explain inconsistencies within the Bible. He recognizes the first contradiction in the subjec…
Crescas and Gersonides on Freedom, Astrology, and Divine Omniscience
Crescas’s position on human freedom is dialectically rooted in the philosophy of his medieval predecessor, Gersonides. Crescas accepts Gersonides’s view that although the celestial bodies influence human affairs, human beings have the ability to overcome their predetermined fate. However, Crescas rejects Gersonides’s premise that God only knows the universal aspect of the particular. Crescas contends that God’s commandments give their followers t…
Increasing MSRA use in specialty applications – Is it a fair test of suitability to specialty
Dear Editor‘Fairness’ has no universal definition in medical education, however, assessment during specialty applications, should assess candidates equally and equitably reflect the diverse experie
Private Art Museums in Paris
Artification and Exclusivity
Rebranding zoos
Zoos have, what some might consider, a sordid history in human society. As societal knowledge and values have evolved over centuries, zoos have increasingly been recognized for generating knowledge, conserving animals, and educating the public. These benefits are mainly attributed to zoos’ institutional aspects, such as research and conservation initiatives. However, the contributions of the physical zoo landscape remain less clear. As diverse sp…
Philosophy (9 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Art History and Market Analysis (2 works)