To Broaden the Way: A Confucian-Jewish DialogueLexington Books, 2006 - 323 pages To Broaden the Way suggests that the texts of both the Jewish and Confucian tradition talk in riddles of a special kind: riddles, which are introduced - and answered - by religious forms of life. Using a "dialogue of riddles," Galia Patt-Shamir presents a comparative perspective of Confucianism and Judaism regarding the relatedness between contradictory expressions in texts and living conflicts. The Confucian riddle is characterized here as a mystery to be deciphered by self-reflection, under the assumptions of a harmonious community, and a unity of being. The Jewish riddle is characterized as a test to be responded to, under the assumption of a disharmonious community, and a necessary rapture in reality. This book expands the dialogue between traditions, and offers both a method and an implication of the question, "what is religion about?" |
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... attain this un- derstanding . The means in a language game are words or pictures that serve the purpose of explicating what it is about . However , this is not yet the whole picture of understanding . Rule - following and Practice ...
... attain this un- derstanding . The means in a language game are words or pictures that serve the purpose of explicating what it is about . However , this is not yet the whole picture of understanding . Rule - following and Practice ...
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... attain daily by means of making the right moral choices . However , even on the practical human level of sin- cerity , we can distinguish between two different levels : first is the natu- ral possession of sincerity , and second to it ...
... attain daily by means of making the right moral choices . However , even on the practical human level of sin- cerity , we can distinguish between two different levels : first is the natu- ral possession of sincerity , and second to it ...
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... attain the mean as a supreme moral virtue . As explicated in the Zhongyong , the way of the accomplished person is constituted in maintaining the mean , and the perfect virtue is living in accordance with the mean.82 The accomplished ...
... attain the mean as a supreme moral virtue . As explicated in the Zhongyong , the way of the accomplished person is constituted in maintaining the mean , and the perfect virtue is living in accordance with the mean.82 The accomplished ...
Contents
Biblical Themes | 43 |
From Understanding Texts | 63 |
Dealing With | 109 |
Copyright | |
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