David Novak : natural law and revealed Torah / edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, 1950-

Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-

Series:

Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers 3.

Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers, 2213-6010 ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy--20th century.

Jewish philosophy.

Novak, David, 1941---Philosophy.

Novak, David.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume features the thought and writings of Rabbi David Novak, the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair of Jewish Studies, Professor of the Study of Religion, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Novak is a leading Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law. Natural Law and Revealed Torah presents the work of Novak, a thinker interested in the intersection of traditional Judaism and the modern world, especially how religious Jews can simultaneously exist within the liberal and democratic nation state yet remain separate from its tradition of secularism. This volume is also available in paperback .

Contents:

Preliminary Material

David Novak: An Intellectual Portrait / Aaron W. Hughes

Divine Justice/Divine Command / David Novak

Are Philosophical Proofs of the Existence of God Theologically Meaningful? / David Novak

Buber’s Critique of Heidegger / David Novak

On Human Dignity / David Novak

Interview with David Novak / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson

Select Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26344-6

OCLC:

865656231

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004263444 DOI