Dr. Yaron Cohen Tzemach
I hold a PhD in philosophy from Tel Aviv University. My work deals with the philosophy and history of economics and with the philosophy of religious studies. After many years as a writer and editor in the Israeli financial press, I now write for TheMarker magazine on economics, society and corporate responsibility.
Teaching
I teach at Tel Aviv University, the Open University of Israel and Reichman University. My courses include:
- Economic History
- History and Philosophy of Economic Thought
- What Is Religion and What Is God?
- From Plato to Amazon: How Today's Great Entrepreneurs Think
- Corporate Responsibility and Ethics for Entrepreneurs
Research
My doctoral dissertation, Religion between Abolition and Distinction, examines the relationship between religion and modernity in twentieth-century religious studies through the theories of Émile Durkheim, Rudolf Otto and Martin Buber. I am currently developing it into a book on the question "What is religion?"
Selected Publications
- "Martin Buber and Rudolf Otto: A Theological Dialogue" (Hebrew), Chidushim: Studies in the History of German and Central European Jewry 17.1 (2015).
- "A Presence Check: Notes on the New Hebrew Translation of Buber's I and Thou" (Hebrew), Tabur 6 (2015), pp. 73–81.
- "From Separators to Leaders in Adopting Corporate Responsibility", Afeka Journal of Engineering and Science (2021).
- "The Engineer's Compass: What the Industrial Revolution Can Teach Us About the Age of Artificial Intelligence" (with Kuti Shoham), Afeka Journal of Engineering and Science 6 (2025), pp. 83–90.
Book
From Plato's Cave to Silicon Valley: How Great Entrepreneurs Think — and Why Philosophy Still Matters (2026)
The book traces the philosophical roots of the thinking of Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Elon Musk and Reed Hastings. It links Jobs to Plato, Bezos to Aristotle, and Gates and Zuckerberg to Copernicus and Galileo, and it also addresses the ethical questions entrepreneurship raises.
Kindle edition on Amazon | Paperback on Amazon
Contact
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