ליבוביץ: האיש נגד הגותו—הגות פילוסופית ואפשרויותיה

Translated title of the contribution: Leibowitz—The Man Against his Thought: The Name of a Dog or Natural Rights

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Abstract

The originality of Leibowitz's thought is revealed in the fundamental problem he poses as well as in its solution. This question he raises is: How to validate religious commitment without resorting to truth claims about the world and about God? The solution he offers is to construe Jewish religion as a normative moral system rather than as a system of truth claims. This approach, together with the assumption about the incommensurability of values, leads to a pluralistic religious worldview. In this article, I examine the thesis and its implications and show that, although Leibowitz rejected the latter, he could not thereby undermine their validity.
Translated title of the contributionLeibowitz—The Man Against his Thought: The Name of a Dog or Natural Rights
Original languageHebrew
Pages (from-to)131-143
Number of pages13
JournalDaat: A Journal of Jewish Philosophy & Kabbalah
Volume38
StatePublished - 1997

IHP Publications

  • ihp
  • Commandments (Judaism)
  • Jewish philosophy, Modern
  • Leibowitz, Yeshayahu -- 1903-1994
  • Values
  • ליבוביץ, ישעיהו -- 1903-1994
  • מצוות (יהדות)
  • ערכים
  • פילוסופיה יהודית מודרנית

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