Morality and Religion: The Jewish Story by Avi Sagi (English) Paperback Book

Description: Morality and Religion by Avi Sagi The relationship between morality and religion has long been controversial, familiar in its formulation as Euthyphros dilemma: Is an act right because God commanded it or did God command it because it is right. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The relationship between morality and religion has long been controversial, familiar in its formulation as Euthyphros dilemma: Is an act right because God commanded it or did God command it because it is right. In Morality and Religion: The Jewish Story, renowned scholar Avi Sagi marshals the breadth of philosophical and hermeneutical tools to examine this relationship in Judaism from two perspectives. The first considers whether Judaism adopted a thesis widespread in other monotheistic religions known as divine command morality, making morality contingent on Gods command. The second deals with the ways Jewish tradition grapples with conflicts between religious and moral obligations. After examining a broad spectrum of Jewish sources—including Talmudic literature, Halakhah, Aggadah, Jewish philosophy, and liturgy—Sagi concludes that mainstream Jewish tradition consistently refrains from attempts to endorse divine command morality or resolve conflicts by invoking a divine command. Rather, the central strand in Judaism perceives God and humans as inhabiting the same moral community and bound by the same moral obligations. When conflicts emerge between moral and religious instructions, Jewish tradition interprets religious norms so that they ultimately pass the moral test. This mainstream voice is anchored in the meaning of Jewish law, which is founded on human autonomy and rationality, and in the relationship with God that is assumed in this tradition. Back Cover The relationship between morality and religion has long been controversial, familiar in its formulation as Euthyphros dilemma: Is an act right because God commanded it or did God command it because it is right. In Morality and Religion: The Jewish Story , renowned scholar Avi Sagi marshals the breadth of philosophical and hermeneutical tools to examine this relationship in Judaism from two perspectives. The first considers whether Judaism adopted a thesis widespread in other monotheistic religions known as divine command morality, making morality contingent on Gods command. The second deals with the ways Jewish tradition grapples with conflicts between religious and moral obligations. After examining a broad spectrum of Jewish sources--including Talmudic literature, Halakhah, Aggadah, Jewish philosophy, and liturgy--Sagi concludes that mainstream Jewish tradition consistently refrains from attempts to endorse divine command morality or resolve conflicts by invoking a divine command. Rather, the central strand in Judaism perceives God and humans as inhabiting the same moral community and bound by the same moral obligations. When conflicts emerge between moral and religious instructions, Jewish tradition interprets religious norms so that they ultimately pass the moral test. This mainstream voice is anchored in the meaning of Jewish law, which is founded on human autonomy and rationality, and in the relationship with God that is assumed in this tradition. Author Biography Avi Sagi is Professor of Philosophy and founder of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He is Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, Israel. Table of Contents 1. Introduction.- Part I Moralitys Dependence on Religion in Jewish Tradition.- 2. Between the Duty of Obedience and the Thesis of Dependence.- 3. DCM in Rabbinic Literature.- 4. DCM in Jewish Thought.- 5. The Autonomous Perspective in Jewish Thought.- Part II The Autonomous Perspective in Halakhah.- 6. R. Israel Moses Hazan: Particularism and Universalism.- 7. R. Shimon Shkop: Religious Commands and Legal Obligations.- 8. R. Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel: Exclusivity and Moral Autonomy.- Part III The Conflict Between Morality and Religion.- 9. "You Are Called Men": Between Jew and Gentile.- 10. "He Slew the Egyptian": On Moses Act and Morality.- 11. "Her Ways Are Ways of Pleasantness": Uprooting a Torah Law.- 12. The Akedah in Jewish Tradition.- Part IV Theoretical Foundations.- 13. Halakhah and the Dependence Thesis.- 14. Concluding Reflections. Feature Provides a ?penetrating analysis of Judaisms view on morality Compares different religious approaches to morality and divine will Explores the corpus of Jewish religious, legal, and philosophical literature Details ISBN3030822443 Author Avi Sagi Short Title Morality and Religion Pages 346 Series Jewish Thought and Philosophy Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 3030822443 ISBN-13 9783030822446 Format Paperback Subtitle The Jewish Story DEWEY 296.36 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Publication Date 2022-08-29 Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Translated from Hebrew UK Release Date 2022-08-29 Illustrations XI, 346 p. Edition Description 1st ed. 2021 Alternative 9783030822415 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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