Pragmatism and Jewish Thought: Eliezer Berkovits's Philosophy of Halakhic Fallibility
In classical American pragmatism, fallibilism refers to the conception of truth as an ongoing process of improving human knowledge that is nevertheless susceptible to error. This paper traces appearances of fallibilism in Jewish thought in general, and particularly in the halakhic thought of Eliezer...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brill
[2019]
|
| In: |
The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Year: 2019, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-135 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Berḳovits, Eliʿezer 1908-1992
/ USA
/ Pragmatism
/ Halacha
/ Human being
/ Fallibility
/ Reorganization of
|
| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BH Judaism KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Decision-making
B American pragmatism B Fallibilism B Eliezer Berkovits B Halakhah B normative change B Jewish Thought B sevarah |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |