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

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 situat...

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Published in:The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Main Author: Sztuden, Alex (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Further subjects:B Ethics Jewish philosophy knowledge Maimonides prophecy Soloveitchik
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1477-285X
Contains:In: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341232