Abstract
This chapter puts forward a prima facie argument for a Jewish form of anti-supererogation before finding that no such argument can do justice to the Jewish tradition. Instead, the question becomes: what form of supererogation can Jewish law recognize? Qualified forms of supererogation would allow the Jewish philosopher to preserve certain theological and philosophical desiderata, but an unqualified form of supererogation sits more easily with a central approach to the nature of Divine revelation. Accordingly, the shape of a Jewish supererogation has deep consequences for Jewish philosophy at large.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Supererogation |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 329-346 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789819936335 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789819936328 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Halakha
- Judaism
- Maimonides
- Nachmanides
- Supererogation
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences