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Biographical / Historical
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Lawrence V. Berman papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0361
Physical Description:
52 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1967-1988
Abstract: The materials consist
of correspondence, research files and teaching materials, and texts of the Nicomachean
Ethics that have been collected in Greek, Arabic, Hebrew and Latin. Also included is his
1959 Ph.D. thesis "Ibn Bajjah and Maimonides: A Chapter in the History of Political
Philosophy" (in Hebrew with English summary).
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Language of Material:
English , Hebrew .
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Biographical / Historical
Lawrence B. Berman was the first Stanford University professor to specialize in Jewish
Studies. After earning undergraduate degrees at the College of Jewish Studies in Chicago and
the University of Chicago, he did graduate work at Brandeis University (M.A. 1954) and the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Ph.D. 1960). He joined the Stanford faculty in 1967.
Berman's particular interest was the effect of the translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean
Ethics on the transmittal of its philosophical concepts. He taught courses in both Judaism
and Islam, and at the time of his death in 1988 was developing a course on the Abrahamic
tradition, attempting to compare the Jewish tradition with Christianity and Islam.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Lawrence V. Berman Papers (SC0361). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The materials consist of correspondence, research files and teaching materials, and texts
of the Nicomachean Ethics that have been collected in Greek, Arabic, Hebrew and Latin. Also
included is his 1959 Ph.D. thesis "Ibn Bajjah and Maimonides: A Chapter in the History of
Political Philosophy" (in Hebrew with English summary).
Conditions Governing Use
While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Translations.
Philosophy
Religion.
Greek literature.
Hebrew literature.