Philosophy
Solomon Maimon abandoned his wife and children in search of intellectual perfection, thereby entirely missing the point.
An atheist philosopher’s critique of atheism.
A noted philosopher’s critique of one of liberalism’s most treasured theories clears room for a conception of politics informed by Judaism.
John Selden.
Balancing law and intuition.
How Alvin Plantinga cleared the way for the philosophy of religion.
The problem with making the Bible a Great Book.
Kenneth R. Seeskin and Jon D. Levenson debate the power and the limits of philosophical reflection on the Hebrew Bible.
The former seeks answers; the latter seeks the questions that can help situate human beings existentially and rationally within the universe.
Twilight of the anti-Semites.
Like Walt Whitman in Song of Myself, the Hebrew Bible is large, it contains multitudes.
The genius of BHL?
As the latest attempt to draw universal ethical principles from the Bible shows, philosophical investigation of its text offers the prospect of great rewards—and grave dangers.
