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Logic training

שו”תCategory: generalLogic training
asked 3 years ago

Do you think someone who claims to be a Maggid Shiur, Rosh Yeshivah, etc. who gives lessons with care should undergo training and study of subjects such as logic and philosophy?
In other words: Is the fact that there is no such formal education in yeshivot a disadvantage? Given the fact that there is a great deal of overlap between Talmud in I’in and these disciplines?
 


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מיכי Staff answered 3 years ago
Absolutely not. In any profession it is useful to know logic and philosophy, but if there is a smart person who uses his head, he does not need to study logic or philosophy to correctly analyze issues. Of course, this can be useful, but it is certainly not mandatory.

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פאפאגיו replied 3 years ago

Besides, the Ramban (in his introduction to the Wars) explicitly writes that Talmudic learning does not necessarily operate on logic, but rather that logic is only a tool. Thus, it follows that reduction cannot always be applied to the concept of "Da'at Torah."

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