The concept of the "clash of civilizations" deserves to be reconsidered in light of recent events. The speaker will analyze the topic through the lens of the prophetic view of human history, which encompasses progress and its winding paths.
Perednik is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (cum laude), and completed his PhD in Philosophy at New York University. He studied the humanities at the Sorbonne (France), San Marcos (Peru), and Uppsala (Sweden). He was honored as an outstanding professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he lectured in several languages. He has written more than a dozen books, among which we highlight the trilogy: “Great Thinkers. Jews in Western Civilization” (2005), “Notable Thinkers. Jews in Western Civilization” (2006), “Famous Thinkers: Jews in Western Civilization” (2007), and “Violin on the Back: Historical Crossroads of the Jewish People” (2008), published by Universidad ORT Uruguay.