Religion or halakha : the philosophy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik / / by Dov Schwartz ; translated by Batya Stein.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s philosophy plays a significant role in twentieth century Jewish thought. This book focuses on the first stages of Soloveitchik’s philosophy, through a systematic and detailed discussion of his essay Halakhic Man. Schwartz analyzes this essay at three main levels: first, he c...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy, v. 1 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ;
v. 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- The opening of Halakhic man : a covert dialogue with homo religiosus
- Homo religiosus: between religion and cognition
- The first paradigm of homo religiosus : Maimonides
- The second paradigm of homo religiosus : Kant
- Halakhic man as cognitive man
- The negation of metaphysics and of the messianic idea
- Mysticism, Kabbalah, and Hasidism
- Halakhic cognition and the norm
- Halakhic man's personality structure
- Religiosity after cognition : all-inclusive consciousness
- Myth as metaphor : halakhic man as a creator of worlds
- Change or interpretation: repentance as creativity
- On providence and prophecy
- Halakhic man after twenty years : what has changed?.