Philosophy of the Talmud

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 of the kind that has been going on recently.

Informationen zum Autor Hyam Maccoby is Professor of Jewish Stuides at the University of Leeds. He has published many books and articles on rabbinic literature, Christian origins, and the origins of antisemitism. Klappentext A presentation of the philosophy of the "Talmud". Zusammenfassung 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 of the kind that has been going on recently. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Does the Talmud Contain Philosophy? 2. The Aggadah as a Source of Philosophy 3. The Talmud and Moral Theory 4. The Rabbinic Social Contract 5. Judaism and Revolution 6. Revolutionary Thought in the Rabbinic Writings 7. The Problem of Morality I 8. The Problem of Morality II 9. Transgressional Sacralism 10. Absolute Values in Talmudic Judaism 11. Political Theory in Torah and Talmud 12. Rabbinic Epistemology 13. The Day God Laughed 14. Talmudic Logic 15. Two Modern Talmudic Thinkers Appendix A Qal va-chomer^n in Aggadah Appendix B Talmudic Rectification of Abuses References Index of Quotations General Index

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Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Does the Talmud Contain Philosophy? 2. The Aggadah as a Source of Philosophy 3. The Talmud and Moral Theory 4. The Rabbinic Social Contract 5. Judaism and Revolution 6. Revolutionary Thought in the Rabbinic Writings 7. The Problem of Morality I 8. The Problem of Morality II 9. Transgressional Sacralism 10. Absolute Values in Talmudic Judaism 11. Political Theory in Torah and Talmud 12. Rabbinic Epistemology 13. The Day God Laughed 14. Talmudic Logic 15. Two Modern Talmudic Thinkers Appendix A Qal va-chomer^n in Aggadah Appendix B Talmudic Rectification of Abuses References Index of Quotations General Index