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The Jewish century
Book • 2004
In 'The Jewish Century', Yuri Slezkine presents a provocative thesis that Jews have adapted exceptionally well to modern life, becoming the premier symbols and standards of modernity.
He categorizes Jews as 'Mercurians'—service nomads who provide crucial services such as money-lending, medicine, and trade—contrasting them with 'Apollonians,' the host societies traditionally devoted to agriculture and war.
The book explores the role of Russian Jews in modernity, their involvement in the Soviet Union, and their impact on movements such as Marxism and Freudianism.
Slezkine argues that modernity has transformed 'Apollonians' into 'Mercurians,' making the Jewish experience somewhat universal and emblematic of modern life.
He categorizes Jews as 'Mercurians'—service nomads who provide crucial services such as money-lending, medicine, and trade—contrasting them with 'Apollonians,' the host societies traditionally devoted to agriculture and war.
The book explores the role of Russian Jews in modernity, their involvement in the Soviet Union, and their impact on movements such as Marxism and Freudianism.
Slezkine argues that modernity has transformed 'Apollonians' into 'Mercurians,' making the Jewish experience somewhat universal and emblematic of modern life.
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Daniel Bessner in relation to the discussion on the impact of Jewish experience on modern philosophies.
Daniel Bessner in relation to the discussion on the impact of Jewish experience on modern philosophies.
Daniel Bessner – Trump's Triumph and Liberalism's Failure
Mentioned by Daniel Bessner as a relevant book for understanding the Jewish experience of modernity.
Daniel Bessner as a relevant book for understanding the Jewish experience of modernity.
E206 - The Sino-Soviet Split, Pt. 1 w/ Jeremy Friedman
