The Podcast of Jewish Ideas 28. Ecclesiastes | Dr. Menachem Fisch
Apr 11, 2024
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J.J. and Dr. Menachem Fisch decided that this is the time for studying the philosophy of the book of Qohelet, and they don't study it in vain.
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Menachem Fisch is the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Science at Tel Aviv University and Co-Director of the Frankfurt-Tel Aviv Center for the Study of Religious and Interreligious Dynamics. He has published widely on the history of 19th century British science and mathematics, on rationality and agency, and the philosophy of Talmudic legal reasoning. His recent work explores the limits of normative self-criticism, transformative dialogue, rabbinic
literature’s dispute of religiosity, the rationality of scientific framework transitions, Jewish
resources for a pluralist political liberalism, the theo-political roots of Israel's retreat from
political Zionism, and reflexive emotions.
Please send any complaints or compliments to podcasts@torahinmotion.org
For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcasts
Menachem Fisch is the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Science at Tel Aviv University and Co-Director of the Frankfurt-Tel Aviv Center for the Study of Religious and Interreligious Dynamics. He has published widely on the history of 19th century British science and mathematics, on rationality and agency, and the philosophy of Talmudic legal reasoning. His recent work explores the limits of normative self-criticism, transformative dialogue, rabbinic
literature’s dispute of religiosity, the rationality of scientific framework transitions, Jewish
resources for a pluralist political liberalism, the theo-political roots of Israel's retreat from
political Zionism, and reflexive emotions.