TY - JOUR
T1 - Halakhic Truth and Erroneous Ruling
T2 - A Study of the Philosophy of Halakhah in the School of R. Nissim of Gerona-R. Isaac Bar Sheshet and R. asdai Crescas
AU - Ravitsky, Aviram
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This study analyzes the attitude toward the conflict between halakhah and science in the thought of two halakhic authorities of fifteenth-century Spain who developed the ideas of their master, R. Nissim of Gerona, in different directions. R. Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet (Rivash) privileged halakhah over science for epistemological reasons because of its basis in revelation and tradition, but it appears that R. asdai Crescas stressed faith in the halakhic authority of the sages, even in cases of an erroneous ruling, as a way to increase the believing Jew's motivation to serve God.
AB - This study analyzes the attitude toward the conflict between halakhah and science in the thought of two halakhic authorities of fifteenth-century Spain who developed the ideas of their master, R. Nissim of Gerona, in different directions. R. Isaac bar Sheshet Perfet (Rivash) privileged halakhah over science for epistemological reasons because of its basis in revelation and tradition, but it appears that R. asdai Crescas stressed faith in the halakhic authority of the sages, even in cases of an erroneous ruling, as a way to increase the believing Jew's motivation to serve God.
KW - Hasdai Crescas
KW - Isaac bar Sheshet
KW - Nissim of Girona
KW - eight months' fetus
KW - religion-science conflict
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083574830&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/1477285X-12341304
DO - 10.1163/1477285X-12341304
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AN - SCOPUS:85083574830
SN - 1053-699X
VL - 28
SP - 1
EP - 27
JO - Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
JF - Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
IS - 1
ER -