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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Dov.

Series:

Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 1.

Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy, 1873-9008 ; v. 1

Standardized Title:

Haguto ha-filosofit shel ha-Rav Soloveits'iḳ. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov--Teachings.

Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov.

Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov. Ish ha-halakhah, galui ve-nistar.

Jewish philosophy.

Jewish law--Philosophy.

Jewish law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007-

Language Note:

English

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. Schwartz analyzes this essay at three main levels: first, he considers its complex writing style and relates it to Soloveitchik’s aims in the writing of this work. Second, the author compares Halakhic Man to other contemporary writings of Soloveitchik. Third, he lays out the essay’s philosophical background. Through this analysis, Schwartz successfully exposes hidden layers in Halakhic Man, which may not be immediately evident. This book is also available in paperback.

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?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-363) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-92628-0

9786611926281

90-474-1999-5

OCLC:

814412100

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004157668.i-376 DOI