Rational Rabbis: Science and Talmudic Culture

. . . a fascinating and thought-provoking book . . . --The Jewish Quarterly

The best introduction to the talmudic literature that is available. . . . An extraordinarily important book, brilliant, and lucid. --Daniel Boyarin

Menachem Fisch has written a rich, thoughtful book. One will come away from Rational Rabbis with a deeper understanding of just what the Talmud is. --Hilary Putnam

Talmudic culture is often viewed as bound by its traditions. Menachem Fisch maintains that a close reading of talmudic texts frequently reveals their authors as rabbis who, rather than conform uncritically to tradition, knowingly set out to expose and resolve problems inherent in the received traditions.

Author: Menachem Fisch
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 11/22/1997
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.78h x 6.10w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780253333162

About the Author

Menachem Fisch is Senior Lecturer in the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, and Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, Jerusalem. He is author of William Whewell, Philosopher of Science and co-editor (with Simon Schaffer) of William Whewell: A Composite Portrait.