Jewish philosophy

Jewish philosophy is not a universally agreed-upon term, but it does exist as a field of scholarship. It is therefore a subject that requires careful analysis, definition, clarification and explanation. Some may claim that it is an attempt to fuse the fields of secular (even atheistic) philosophy with the religious teachings of Judaism (an Abrahamic religion). Others may claim that it is a relatively latter-day form of rationalization for Judaism itself. It should be noted that the primary source documents for Judaism, such as the Torah, Tanakh and Talmud do not have terms for either "philosophy" (a non-Jewish Greek word meaning "love wisdom") or "Judaism" (an English label not coined by the Jews themselves) because they work on the assumption that the Torah's commandments and later rabbinic enactments are to be practiced and are not to be "rationalized" or "philosophized" as one would discuss a philosophical topic.

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Secular - Atheistic - Philosophy - Religious - Judaism - Abrahamic religion - Rationalization - Primary source - Torah - Tanakh - Talmud - Greek - English - Commandments - Rabbinic enactments

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