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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Page 63
... Living Riddles L THE LINE OF ARGUMENTATION et us start our journey once more , from a completely different per ... living riddle . " And most people have never given a thought to what a living riddle is , and what amounts to a solution ...
... Living Riddles L THE LINE OF ARGUMENTATION et us start our journey once more , from a completely different per ... living riddle . " And most people have never given a thought to what a living riddle is , and what amounts to a solution ...
Page 101
... living by riddles . In particular , I have presented this attitude as an implication of Wittgenstein's ideas about the two senses in which we speak of understanding - especially the sense of under- standing a form of life . Wittgenstein ...
... living by riddles . In particular , I have presented this attitude as an implication of Wittgenstein's ideas about the two senses in which we speak of understanding - especially the sense of under- standing a form of life . Wittgenstein ...
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... living riddle concerns life it- self , and it is found in the uniqueness of language and of practice in a spe- cific form of life . When I refer to the living riddle , I take Cora Diamond's approach on " great riddles " one step further ...
... living riddle concerns life it- self , and it is found in the uniqueness of language and of practice in a spe- cific form of life . When I refer to the living riddle , I take Cora Diamond's approach on " great riddles " one step further ...
Contents
Biblical Themes | 43 |
From Understanding Texts | 63 |
Dealing With | 109 |
Copyright | |
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