| Description |
1 online resource (x, 240 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
[Curzon Jewish philosophy series]
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Curzon Jewish philosophy series.
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| Note |
Series statement on jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and indexes. |
| Contents |
1. Does the Talmud contain philosophy? -- 2. Aggadah as a source of philosophy -- 3. Talmud and moral theory -- 4. Rabbinic Social Contract -- 5. Judaism and Revolution -- 6. Revolutionary Thought in the Rabbinic Writings -- 7. Problem of Morality I -- 8. Problem of Morality II -- 9. Trangressional Sacralism -- 10. Absolute Values in Talmudic Judaism -- 11. Political Theory in Torah and Talmud -- 12. Rabbinic Epistemology -- 13. Day God Laughed -- 14. Talmudic Logic -- 15. Two Modern Talmudic Thinkers -- App. A. Qal va-chomer in Aggadah -- App. B. Talmudic Rectification of Abuses. |
| Summary |
This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud. The Talmud is not a work of formal philosophy, but much of what it says is relevant to philosophical enquiry, including issues explored in contemporary debates. In particular, the Talmud has original ideas about the relation between universal ethics and the ethics of a particular community. This leads into a discussion on the relation between morality and ritual, and also about the epistemological role of tradition. The book explains the paradoxes of Talmudic Judaism as arising from a philosophy of revolution, stemming from Jewish. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Talmud -- Philosophy.
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Talmud. |
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Philosophy. |
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Talmud. |
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Talmud. |
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Jewish ethics.
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Jewish ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Maccoby, Hyam, 1924- Philosophy of the Talmud. London ; New York, NY : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002 0700712739 (DLC) 2004351074 (OCoLC)43717642 |
| ISBN |
9781136117381 (electronic book) |
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1136117385 (electronic book) |
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9780203037058 (e-book) |
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0203037057 (e-book) |
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9781136117466 (e-book ; ePub) |
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1136117466 |
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9781136117541 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1136117547 |
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0700712739 |
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9780700712731 |
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041559264X (paperback) |
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9780415592642 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9780203037058 |
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