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22Metaphysics and its transcendenceIn The Cambridge Companion to Maimonides, Cambridge University Press. pp. 82. 2005.
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21Turning Toward Philosophy: Literary Device and Dramatic Structure in Plato's Dialogues, by Jill Gordon; x & 182 pp. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999, $32.50. (review)Philosophy and Literature 24 (2): 500-502. 2000.
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19Strolling with Maimonides on the Via NegativaIn Jeanine Diller & Asa Kasher (eds.), Models of God and Alternative Ultimate Realities, Springer. pp. 793--799. 2013.
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19Courage and Knowledge: A Perspective on the Socratic ParadoxSouthern Journal of Philosophy 14 (4): 511-521. 1976.
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17Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed: A Philosophical Guide by Alfred L. IvryJournal of the History of Philosophy 55 (2): 345-346. 2017.Although there has never been a shortage of book-length commentaries on Plato's Republic, Descartes's Meditations, or Spinoza's Ethics, the same cannot be said of Maimonides's Guide of the Perplexed. A few Hebrew commentaries exist, but they are neither influential nor readily accessible to English-speaking audiences. So while there has been a noticeable resurgence of interest in Maimonides since the publication of Shlomo Pines's English translation in 1963, there is still a respect in which Ivr…Read more
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16Poverty and Sincerity in the Apology: A Reply to LewisPhilosophy and Literature 16 (1): 128-133. 1992.
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14I4 Miracles in Jewish philosophyIn Graham H. Twelftree (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Miracles, Cambridge University Press. pp. 254. 2011.
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10Socratic Education in Plato's Early Dialogues (review)Review of Metaphysics 41 (4): 859-860. 1988.Written for the introductory student as well as the specialized scholar, this book is a thorough study of what is often referred to as "Socratic method." There is an extended discussion of the Euthyphro, Laches, Charmides, Lysis, book 1 of the Republic, the Apology, Crito, Gorgias, Meno, Protagoras, Hippias Major, and Euthydemus. Each dialogue is treated as a dramatic and philosophic whole. The context is explained, and the relation between the respondent's beliefs and behavior analyzed in detai…Read more
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9James M. Edie 1927-1998Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 72 (2). 1998.
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8Judaism and the idea of the futureIn Jonathan Jacobs (ed.), Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence, Oxford University Press. pp. 49. 2011.
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7Jewish Philosophy in a Secular AgeSuny Press. 1990.An examination of Jewish philosophy in the modern age and in light of secular philosophy. Ch. 8 (pp. 189-211), "Fackenheim's Dilemma, " deals with Emil Fackenheim's philosophy concerning the Holocaust, and the place of God and Judaism in a post-Holocaust world. Expounds on his theology, his existential theories, and his attitude to Jewish history.
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514. Shlomo Pines and the Rediscovery of Maimonides in Contemporary PhilosophyIn Josef Stern, James T. Robinson & Yonatan Shemesh (eds.), Maimonides' "Guide of the Perplexed" in Translation: A History From the Thirteenth Century to the Twentieth, University of Chicago Press. pp. 385-402. 2019.
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4Maimonides on CreationIn Raphael Jospe & Dov Schwartz (eds.), Jewish philosophy: perspectives and retrospectives, Academic Studies Press. 2012.
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4Tsimtsum and the Root of FinitudeIn Agata Bielik-Robson & Daniel H. Weiss (eds.), Tsimtsum and Modernity: Lurianic Heritage in Modern Philosophy and Theology, De Gruyter. pp. 107-118. 2020.
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3Jewish Messianic Thoughts in an Age of DespairCambridge University Press. 2012.Belief in the coming of a Messiah poses a genuine dilemma. From a Jewish perspective, the historical record is overwhelmingly against it. If, despite all the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, no legitimate Messiah has come forward, has the belief not been shown to be groundless? Yet for all the problems associated with messianism, the historical record also shows it is an idea with enormous staying power. The prayer book mentions it on page after page. The great Jewish philosophers…Read more
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2Hope as a Moral IdealTeoria 27 (1): 99-111. 2007.This article discusses a respect in which modern thought differs from ancient: the role of hope. Although mentioned in ancient philosophy, hope is not a cardinal virtue, much less a presupposition of moral action. By contrast, hope takes center stage in the thought of Kant. Kant maintains that moral perfection is possible and always in the process of being realized but never actually comes to pass. No matter how much progress is made, there will always be something more to be accomplished. In th…Read more
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2Covenant and Social Contract: Classical Judaism and Classical LiberalismIn Raphael Jospe & Dov Schwartz (eds.), Jewish philosophy: perspectives and retrospectives, Academic Studies Press. 2012.
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1Arguing from Ignorance: Maimonides and Spinoza on ContingencyYearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society 182-201. 2006.
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1Maimonides: A Guide for Today's PerplexedBehrman House. 1991.The classic questions Maimonides contemplated in Guide for the Perplexed are addressed here in modern language. How should we describe God? What makes monotheism special? Why does evil exist in God's world? How will we know when the Messiah has come? Maimonides' philosophy and teachings, so significant to Jewish thought, made accessible to everyone.
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1Possessing the Good Forever: An Analysis of Erotic LoveTeoria 29 (2): 13-22. 2009.This paper examines erotic love from two perspectives: that offered by Diotima in the Symposium and that offered by the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 2-3. In the first, love for another person is based on an appraisal of their desirable qualities. As such, it is eventually transcended as the lover comes to realize that more value can be found in institutions, the sciences, and eventually the form of Beauty. In the second, love describes the basic human need for partnership. Even in paradise, …Read more
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What The guide of the perplexed is really aboutIn Charles Harry Manekin & Daniel Davies (eds.), Interpreting Maimonides: Critical Essays, Cambridge University Press. 1900.