A. D. Gordon
A. D. Gordon | |
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| אהרן דוד גורדון | |
| Born | Aaron David Gordon June 9, 1856 |
| Died | February 22, 1922 (aged 65) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Existential philosophy, Labor Zionism |
| Main interests | Ethics, epistemology, Jewish philosophy, |
| Notable ideas | Direct Experience (Hebrew: חוויה, Chavaya) vs Consciousness |
Aaron David Gordon (Hebrew: אהרן דוד גורדון; 9 June 1856 – 22 February 1922), more commonly known as A. D. Gordon, was a Labour Zionist thinker and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism and Labor Zionism. He founded Hapoel Hatzair, a movement that set the tone for the Zionist movement for many years to come.
Gordon moved to Ottoman Palestine in 1904, at age 48, where he was revered by younger Zionist pioneers for leading by example. He was an anti-Marxist and avoided Zionist politics, declaring that "The Land of Israel is acquired through labor, not through fire and not through blood."