Q&A: Suggestion for Additional Lecture Topics
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Suggestion for Additional Lecture Topics
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I listened to the series that just ended on Platonism—fascinating, thank you very much!
In a few series (in the past) you ended by saying that if anyone has ideas for additional topics, they are welcome to suggest them, so I’ll suggest here two topics I’d be happy to hear you speak about (I haven’t seen that you devoted lecture series to them in the past, unlike articles):
Hermeneutics—the nature of in-depth analytical study and hitting upon the halakhic truth.
Philosophy of law—judicial activism, legal formalism, legal realism, obedience to laws, a manifestly unlawful order.
Answer
Thank you. Everyone is certainly welcome to suggest topics. I’ll consider it.
Discussion on Answer
Thanks. I wrote it down.
While we’re at it, maybe one could also suggest a column on the psychophysical problem.
Thank you very much.