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Religion or halakha : the philosophy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Volume One / by Dov Schwartz ; translated by Batya Stein.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Hebrew Series: Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 1.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789047419990
  • 9047419995
Uniform titles:
  • Haguto ha-filosofit shel ha-Rav Soloveits'iḳ. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religion or halakha.DDC classification:
  • 296.1/8092 22
LOC classification:
  • BM755.S6144 S3813eb vol. 1
Online resources:
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?
Summary: 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'.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363) and indexes.

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?

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'.

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