J. L. Talmon
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Jacob Leib Talmon (1916-1980) was an Israeli historian in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem that studied the Modern Age, especially the French Revolution. He coined the terms Totalitarian Democracy and Political Messianism. He received the Israeli Prize in 1957. His main works are The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy and Political Messiainism: The Romantic Phase. Talmon argued that Rousseau's position may best be understood as "totalitarian democracy"; that is, as a philosophy in which liberty is realized "only in the pursuit and attainment of an absolute collective purpose."
Author of the books : The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy, 1952; The Nature of Jewish History-Its Universal Significance, 1957; Political Messianism - The Romantic Phase, 1960; The Unique and The Universal, 1965; Romanticism and Revolt, 1967; Israel among the Nations, 1968; The Age of Violence,1974 ; The Myth of Nation and Vision of Revulotion, The Origins of Ideological Polarization in the 20th Century,1981 ; The Riddle of the Present and the Cunning of History 2000 (hebrew, p.m.)
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- Excerpts from "The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy" (http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/PS/Finley/PS425/reading/Talmon.html), (London: Secker and Warburg, 1955), Intro, Part I, Part II and Conclusion
- On The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy (http://users.cyberone.com.au/myers/correctness.html)
- Israel Among The Nations (http://users.cyberone.com.au/myers/talmon.html), Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London 1970
- The Unique and the Universal (http://users.cyberone.com.au/myers/talmon2.html), Secker & Warburg, London 1965
- Excerpts from an "Open Letter to Prime Minister Begin Urging Israel's withdrawal from the Occupied Territories and Warning of a Future Disaster", 1980 (http://www.fmep.org/analysis/talmon_prophetic_message_from_past.html)
- Two Statements on the Mid-East War (http://www.nybooks.com/articles/9681), 1973he:יעקב טלמון