The Spirit of Law — English Translation

The fourth volume of the analytic/synthetic quartet, on the synthetic a priori in halakhic and general legal theory. Click any chapter below to read.

Contents

1. Front Matter — Title, Table of Contents, Introduction
2. Gate One: The Nature of Rabbinic Commandments and the Source of Their Binding Force
3. Gate Two: Hermeneutical Principles — Their Source and Meaning
4. Gate Three: Survey of the Different Sources in Maimonides’ Writings
5. Gate Four: Our Proposal for Explaining Maimonides’ Position
6. Gate Five: General Overview of the Two Roots — Halakhic and Meta-Halakhic Meanings
7. Gate Six: Legal Implications — Law and Halakha
8. Gate Seven: The Philosophical Foundation — The Synthetic A Priori