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God of Abraham, God of Aristotle: Soloveitchik’s Reading of The Guide of the Perplexed

In: The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
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18 Oct 2018
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Abstract

R. Joseph Soloveitchik’s profound engagement with The Guide of the Perplexed is amply attested by Lawrence Kaplan’s recent publication of Soloveitchik’s lectures on this classic work of Jewish philosophy, delivered in 1950–1951 during a year-long course on the Guide. Soloveitchik’s reading is situated outside the boundaries of the Guide’s usual interpretations, and his lectures offer an entirely new view of the essence of the Guide. For Maimonides, hesed, or loving-kindness, is the foundation of the world. Soloveitchik’s lectures offer an elaborate working out of this fundamental insight.

Title:
God of Abraham, God of Aristotle: Soloveitchik’s Reading of The Guide of the Perplexed
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1477285X-12341232
Language:
English
Pages:
212–232
Keywords:
ethics; Jewish philosophy; knowledge; Maimonides; prophecy; Soloveitchik
In:
The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
In:
Volume 26: Issue 2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1477-285X
Print ISSN:
1053-699X
Subjects:
Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy, Philosophy, Theology & Science, Jewish Studies, Philosophy of Religion, Theology and World Christianity

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