Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology
- Cambridge Handbooks in Philosophy
- The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Faith and Rationality
- Part II Religious Traditions
- 8 Jewish Religious Epistemology
- 9 Christian Religious Epistemology
- 10 Islamic Religious Epistemology
- 11 Hindu Religious Epistemology
- 12 Buddhist Religious Epistemology
- Part III New Directions
- References
- Index
8 - Jewish Religious Epistemology
from Part II - Religious Traditions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 August 2023
- The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology
- Cambridge Handbooks in Philosophy
- The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Faith and Rationality
- Part II Religious Traditions
- 8 Jewish Religious Epistemology
- 9 Christian Religious Epistemology
- 10 Islamic Religious Epistemology
- 11 Hindu Religious Epistemology
- 12 Buddhist Religious Epistemology
- Part III New Directions
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter argues that Jewish philosophers throughout the ages have tended toward an epistemology that might be described as “communitarian.” To that end, it explores three key notions at the heart of Jewish epistemology: knowledge by testimony, corporate knowledge, and epistemic rootedness. These notions are mined from the Hebrew Bible in conversation with Rabbinic commentaries and two great medieval philosophers, Rabbi Yehuda Halevy and Maimonides. In contemporary times, a number of philosophers have described themselves as communitarian epistemologists. This chapter argues that they might more aptly be described as communist epistemologists, and that Jewish thought is a better guide to how a communitarian epistemology might look.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Religious Epistemology , pp. 117 - 131Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023