Negative theology as illuminating and/or therapeutic falsehood

Sam Lebens

doi:10.2307/j.ctt1zxxzkg.7

Negative theology as illuminating and/or therapeutic falsehood

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Continental philosophers are much more likely to approve of apophaticism than analytic philosophers are. Apophaticism is keenly aware of the limits of reason. Apophaticism often characterizes logic and language as inherently human afairs. These traits fit naturally with a number of continental philosophical trends; trends that question the omnipotence and species-neutrality of logic.¹ This chapter, however, seeks to defend Jewish apophaticism to philosophers in theanalytictradition. A much harder sell!

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Negative Theology as Jewish Modernity
Publisher	Indiana University Press
Pages	85-108
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9780253025043
ISBN (Print)	9780253024725
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1zxxzkg.7
State	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Externally published	Yes

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