| Contents in detail: ABSTRACT Summary CHAPTERS. 1. INTRODUCTION. The
Development of Jewish Law. A
Logic Primer.
2.ADDUCTIVE LOGIC IN THE TORAH. The
Art of Knowing. Adduction in
Western Philosophy. Adducing
Prophecies and Prophethood. Logic
and Mysticism.
3.THE FORMALITIES OF A-FORTIORILOGIC. The
Valid Moods. Validation
Procedures. Additional
Details.
4. QAL VACHOMER. Background. Torah Samples. The Dayo Principle. Objections! Rabbinic Formulations.
5.
REVISED LIST OF BIBLICAL A-FORTIORI. Problems
Encountered. The Solution
Found. The Data and their
Analysis. Synthesis of
Results. Talmudic/Rabbinic
A-Fortiori.
6.
THE LANGUAGE OF BIBLICAL A-FORTIORI. Torah
Books. Historical Books. Other Books. Rejects.
7
WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Taking
a Dilemma by its Horns. About
Revision. Changes in the Law.
8.INITIAL IMPRESSIONS. Methods
and Contents. Davqa or Lav Davqa? Kushya and Terutz. Standards of Knowledge.
9.TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS. Hermeneutics. Heuristics. A Methodical Approach.
10.THE THIRTEEN MIDOT
. Exposition
and Evaluation. Inference of
Information. Scope of Terms.
11.
THE THIRTEEN MIDOT(II). 4. Harmonization. 12.
THE SINAI CONNECTION. Verdict
on Rabbinic Hermeneutics. Artificial
Blocks to Natural Development of the Law. How “Tradition” Keeps Growing.
13.
ON THE CONCEPT OF MITZVAH. Basic
Properties. Complementary
Factors. How to Count Mitzvot. Commanded vs. Personal Morality.
14.
LOGICAL ASPECTS OF EMUNAH. On
Natural Proofs of Religion. Theodicy
and the Believer’s Wager. Faith
and Justice. Legislated
Belief.
15.
EPILOGUE. Motives
of the Present Research. Conclusions
of our Study.
Appendices and Addenda. APPENDIX
1. Further
Notes on A-Fortiori Argument. APPENDIX
2. Notions
of Time. APPENDIX
3. Gematria. APPENDIX
4. Feigenbaum’s Understanding
the Talmud. Rabinowich’s Talmudic
Terminology. The Ramchal’s Ways
of Reason.
APPENDIX
5. The
Hebrew Language. APPENDIX
6. Further
Notes on Harmonization Rules. ADDENDA. Concerning Adductive Reasoning Relative to Prophecy. A Note on Astronomy. An Example of Secondary A-Fortiori in the Talmud. One More Example of A-Fortiori in the Tanakh. A Note Concerning Anachronisms. Inferences from Context. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. Judgment-Calls. Tolerance of Contradictions. Proof of Gd by Analogy? Disproofs of Gd? Neither Certainty Nor Faith are Essential to Religious Ethics. The Rabbis’ Antipathy to Philosophy.
DIAGRAMS REFERENCES Story of Judaic Logic. Order
the Slatkine Edition of Judaic Logic ALLIED
WORKS JEWISH
LOGIC: A BRIEF HISTORY AND EVALUATION. Introduction. Traditional Claims and Historical Record. Comparisons and Assessment.
LE
RAISONNEMENT TALMUDIQUE. Avant-propos. Introduction. La
démarche du logicien. L’argument
a fortiori (qal va’chomer) Validation. La
confirmation ou l’élimination d’une hypothèse par l’évidence. La
problématique rabbinique. La
règle No. 8: Lélamède. Autres
règles en bref. Bilan. Le
talmud et la raison…
ISLAMIC
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