Judaic Logic

- Table of Contents (page 5)
- Preface (page 7)
- Transliterations of Hebrew Letters and Their Numeric Values (page 9)
- Introduction (page 11)
- Appendix: The main hermeneutic rules used in theTalmud (page 24)
- In Search of the Logic of Judaism: From Talmudic Chaos to Halakhic Linearity (page 35)
- 1. Introduction (page 35)
- 2. The linear logic of the Halakhah according to Urbach, Roth, Sanders et. al. (page 37)
- 3. The term Halakhah in the early literature (page 44)
- 4. Two metaphors of logic: linearity or chaos (page 47)
- 5. Fractal conclusions (page 53)
- References (page 54)
- Maimonides' Use of Logic in The Guide of the Perplexed (page 57)
- 1. Introduction (page 57)
- 2. Logical terms and distinctions (page 59)
- 3. Logical distinctions in the Guide (page 66)
- 4. Demonstratons and knowledge of God (page 69)
- 5. Critical challenges (page 78)
- 6. Conclusion (page 82)
- References (page 83)
- Structure and Sources of the Hebrew Commentary on Petrus Hispanus's Summulae Logicales by Hezekiah Bar Halafta, Alias Bonenfant De Millau (page 87)
- 1. Introduction (page 87)
- References (page 124)
- Aristotelian Logic and Talmudic Methodology: The Commentaries on the 13 Hermeneutic Principles and their Application of Logic (page 127)
- 1. Introduction (page 127)
- 2. The commentaries on the thirteen principles (page 130)
- 3. The material commentaries vs. the formal ones (page 131)
- 4. Other manners by which logic influenced the interpretation of the principles (page 133)
- 5. Remonstrations to the incorporation of logic in the interpretation of the principles (page 138)
- 6. The affinities of the medieval methods to the modern research (page 140)
- 7. The neutral attitude of logic to the realm of religious tradition (page 143)
- 8. Halakhah's mindedness and the principles of logic: creativity, artificiality and educational ends (page 146)
- 9. Conclusion (page 149)
- References (page 150)
- A Fortiori Reasoning in Judaic Logic (page 155)
- 1. Historical background (page 155)
- 2. The valid moods of a fortiori (page 161)
- 3. Samples in the Torah (page 167)
- 4. The dayo principle (page 173)
- 5. Objections! (page 176)
- 6. Rabbinic formulations (page 179)
- 7. Conclusions (page 182)
- References (page 184)
- The A Fortiori Argument in the Talmud (page 187)
- 1. Introduction (page 187)
- 2. What is an a fortiori argument? (page 189)
- 3. Theories of a fortiori arguments (page 191)
- 3.1. Topical theory of a fortiori (page 192)
- 3.2. Logical theory of a fortiori (page 193)
- 3.3. Two-dimensional theory of a fortiori (page 193)
- 4. Talmudic theory of a fortiori (page 196)
- 5. Conclusion (page 197)
- References (page 198)
- Sense in Making: Hermeneutical Practices of the Babylonian Talmud Against the Background of Medieval and Contemporary Views (page 199)
- 1. Introduction (page 200)
- 2. From Russell and Austin to the Talmud (page 201)
- 3. From Medieval Methodologies to the Talmud (page 206)
- 4. Two Aramaic speakers (page 211)
- The first Aramaic speaker (page 211)
- The second Aramaic speaker (page 213)
- All branches are cut (page 214)
- The first speaker again (page 218)
- The speakers' shadows (page 220)
- The open protocol (page 223)
- 4. Conclusion (page 227)
- 5. Methodological postscript (page 227)
- References (page 237)
- Judaic Syllogistics: The Baba Qama from the Logical Point of View (page 239)
- References (page 253)
- Symbolic Computation and Digital Philosophy in Early Ashkenazic Kabbalah (page 255)
- 1. Introduction (page 255)
- 2. Beyond Gematria (page 257)
- 2.1. Set partitions (page 257)
- 2.2. Automata theory (page 259)
- 3. Conclusion (page 265)
- References (page 266)
- Index (page 267)