Halakhic Mind

From Simon & Schuster, The Halakchic Mind is an essay on Jewish tradition and modern thought from Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.

Discusses the conflict between philosophy and science, examines the growth of religious knowledge, and shows how the Halakha, Jewish religious law, can be used to formulate a new religious outlook.

Joseph Ber Soloveitchik was a major Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and modern Jewish philosopher.

Author's Note

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THE HALAKHIC MIND

PART ONE

The Conflict between Science and Philosophy

3

(2)

Philosophy's Historical Dependence on Science

5

(3)

Cognitive Autonomy as a Real Possibility

8

(4)

The Rise of Metaphysical Pluralism

12

(7)

PART TWO

The Liberation of Scientific Thought

19

(3)

Plurality of Systems Supplants Monism in Science

22

(6)

The Emergence of Humanistic Metaphysics

28

(11)

PART THREE

Religious Knowledge and Knowledge of the World

39

(7)

The Need for New Religious Categories

46

(4)

Shaping a Religious Epistemology

50

(12)

The Flow Between Subjective and Objective in Religious Philosophy

62

(12)

The Method of Reconstruction

74

(11)

PART FOUR

Halakhah and Objectification

85

(3)

The Halakhic Mind

88

(3)

Two Strains of Maimonidean Thought

91

(9)

Halakhah as the Foundation of a New World View

100

(3)

Notes

103

(30)

Index

133

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