The Rationale of Halakhic Man
Author | : Reinier Munk |
Publisher | : Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Th |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041092951 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rationale of Halakhic Man by : Reinier Munk
Download or read book The Rationale of Halakhic Man written by Reinier Munk and published by Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Th. This book was released on 1996 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an analysis of the thought of Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993). The analysis focuses on Soloveitchik's notion of transcendence as articulated in his doctoral thesis on Hermann Cohen and in three of his essays on halakhic thought, viz., 'The Halakhic Mind', and the Hebrew essays 'Ish ha-halakha' and 'U-viqqashtem mi-sham'.