David Shatz
American philosopher
David Shatz (born 1948) is an American philosopher and Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy at Yeshiva University. He is known for his works on philosophy of religion and ethics.
Books
Peer Review: A Critical Inquiry (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004)
Jewish Thought in Dialogue: Essays on Thinkers, Theologies, and Moral Theories, (Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2009)
Edited
Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, Oxford University Press, 1982.
Definitions and Definability: Philosophical Perspectives, Kluwer Publishing Co., 1991.
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and Jewish Spirituality, New York University Press, 1995.
Tikkun Olam: Social Responsibility in Jewish Thought and Law, Jason Aronson Press, 1997.
Family Redeemed: Essays on Family Relationships, by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Toras HoRav Foundation, 2000.
Philosophy and Faith: A Philosophy of Religion Reader (McGraw-Hill, 2002)
Questions About God (Oxford University Press, 2002)
Out of the Whirlwind: Essays on Suffering and Mourning, by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. (Ktav/Toras HoRav Foundation, 2003).
Mind, Body and Judaism (Ktav/YU Press, 2004]
Judaism, Science, and Moral Responsibility (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005).
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