Rabbinic discourse as a system of knowledge the study of Torah is equal to them all / [Texte imprimé] :
by Hannah E. Hashkes
- Leiden : Brill, cop. 2015
- 1 vol. (280 p.) ; 24 cm
- Philosophy of religion. World religions ; 5 .
Bibliogr. p. 261-271
"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"--