
Two Models of Jewish Philosophy
Justifying One's Practices
Daniel Rynhold(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 17. March 2005
Book
Hardback
276 pages
978-0-19-927486-4 (ISBN)
Description
In a work that illustrates how Jewish philosophy can make a genuine contribution to general philosophical debate, Daniel Rynhold attempts to formulate a model for the justification of practices by applying the methods of modern analytic philosophy to approaches to the rationalization of the commandments from the history of Jewish philosophy. Through critical analysis of the methods of Moses Maimonides and Joseph Soloveitchik, Rynhold argues against propositional approaches to justifying practices that he terms Priority of Theory approaches and offers instead his own method, termed the Priority of Practice, which emphasizes the need for a more pragmatic take on this whole issue.
Reviews / Votes
The rigour of the philosophical analysis makes this an important book...Not only does Rynhold illuminate aspects of his work, he raises new questions [that are] often ignored. * Shalom Carmy, An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies * ... a tightly argued and erudite presentation. * David Biale, Times Literary Supplement *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Scholars and students of Jewish studies, of theology, and of philosophy of religion.
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
524 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-927486-4 (9780199274864)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Daniel Rynhold is Lecturer in Judaism, King's College London.
Content
1. Rationalizing the commandments I: The Maimonidean method ; 2. Rationalizing the commandments II: The Soloveitchikian method ; 3. The priority of theory ; 4. Problems with principles ; 5. The priority of practice ; 6. The spectre of relativism ; 7. Conclusion: The practice of Jewish philosophy