Browsing Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- JPHI (Jewish Philosophy) by Title

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    • JPHI1650H: Maimonides and his Enemies 

      Lerner, Dov (The Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought ; Stern College for Women, 2022-01)
      COURSE OVERVIEW This semester we will explore the legacy of perhaps the most renowned and influential Jewish thinker in history: Maimonides. Over the first half of the course, we will examine his historical and intellectual ...

    • JUDS 1489 - J Interpersonal Relationships 

      Laufer, Charles Kalman (2021-01)
      NOTE: This course offering is listed as “Interpersonal Relationships” as it fulfills that requirement for Sy Syms students. Course Overview This course will focus on understanding how Halacha governs the flow of Capital ...

    • Philo. of Rav Soloveitchik - 14183 - JPHI 1845 - G 

      Schimmel, Ilan S. (2021-09)
      Course Objectives The religious philosophy of R. Soloveitchik has significantly impacted the modern orthodox Jewish community as well as the trajectory of contemporary Jewish thought. Understanding and appreciating why ...

    • Topics: Philosophy of Rabbi Sacks - 15412 - JPHI 4934H - E 

      Lerner, Dov (2021-09)
      Course Overview The aim of this class is to explore the thought of perhaps the most renowned and influential teachers of Judaism at the start of the twenty-first century: the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. With such a ...

    • Topics: Psychology & Jewish Thought - 15413 - JPHI 4935H - M 

      Schiffman, Mordechai (2021-09)
      _Course Description_ This course will explore the connections between Torah sources and modern psychological theories and research on essential topics of human nature. Topics will cut to the core of what it means to be ...