Rabbinic discourse as a system of knowledge : "the study of Torah is equal to them all" /
"Describing rabbinic reasoning as a rational response to experience. Hashkes combines insights from the analytic philosophy of Wittgenstein, Quine, and Davidson with the semiotics of Peirce to construe knowledge as systematic reasoning occurring within a community of inquiry. Her reading of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2015
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| Series: | Philosophy of religion. World religions,
volume 5 |
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| Summary: | "Describing rabbinic reasoning as a rational response to experience. Hashkes combines insights from the analytic philosophy of Wittgenstein, Quine, and Davidson with the semiotics of Peirce to construe knowledge as systematic reasoning occurring within a community of inquiry. Her reading of the works of Emmanuel Levinas and Jean-Luc Marion allows her to create a philosophical bridge between a discourse of God and a discourse of reason. This synthesis of analytic philosophy and pragmatism, hermeneutics and theology provides Hashkes with a sophisticated tool to understand Rabbinic Judaism. It also makes this study both unique and path breaking in contemporary Jewish philosophy and Rabbinic thought"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 280 p. ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index |
| ISBN: | 9789004290471 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004290478 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISSN: | 2210-481X ; |