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...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
[2019]
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Jahr: 2019, Band: 27, Heft: 1, Seiten: 86-135 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Berḳovits, Eliʿezer 1908-1992
/ USA
/ Pragmatismus
/ Halacha
/ Mensch
/ Fehlbarkeit
/ Reorganisation
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus BH Judentum KBQ Nordamerika |
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Decision-making
B American pragmatism B Fallibilism B Eliezer Berkovits B Halakhah B normative change B Jewish Thought B sevarah |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 Berkovits. Berkovits recognizes the human condition's persistent mutability, which he sees as characterizing the ongoing effort to interpret and apply halakhah in shifting historical and social contexts as Torat Ḥayyim. In the conclusion of the article, broader questions and observations are raised regarding Jewish tradition, fallibility, and modernity, and the interaction between Judaism and pragmatism in the history of ideas. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-285X |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341239 |