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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Stanford University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1932. / Vita. Bibliography: p. 227-278.

Added title page in English: Dialectics and harmony in the concepts of history and messianism of Rav Kook. / This essay will attempt to examine Rav Kook's corpus of thought from the viewpoint of its systems of methodological foundations: dialectic and harmonistic. These two elements are the dominant components of his thought, both from the methodological and ontological aspects. As to the harmonistic element, it should be noted that Rav Kook's entire corpus of thought is stamped with the idea of monistic unity, and he believes in the unity of existence from the point of view of ontological monism. The monism is inherent even in the center of the theoretical method, or in the words of Rav Kook: "The various thoughts actually don't contradict each other, everything is but a unitary revelation which appears in different sparks".

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Graduate Theological Union, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-273). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2003. / Advisor: Dr. Martin Kavka, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Religion. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Apr. 7, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam, 1983. / Summary in Dutch. Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-569).

Thesis (doctoral)--Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam, 1983. / Summary in Dutch. Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-569).

Thesis--ha-Universiṭah ha-ʻivrit bi-Yerushalayim. / Added t.p.: The thought of R. Zerahiah b. Isaac b. Shealtiel Hen & the Maimonidean-Tibbonian philosophy of the 13th century. Includes English summary. Bibliography: leaves 293-301.

This dissertation concentrates on those factors which form the doctrine of G-dly reward and punishment. In other words, the philosophical approach amongst Jewish thinkers from the Middle Ages to the above subject, which taken together give expression to the doctrine of reward and ptmishment, or at least to the possibility of determining such a doctrine. The definition of correct behaviour is not of interest for pwposes of this dissertation, nor is human judgement of behaviour, even according to a G-dly doctrine; only the A-lmighty's judgement and implementation thereof The following points are of note. Research into the specific approach of one individual philosopher is not the aim of this dissertation, but rather a collective crystallised viewpoint according to various different Jewish philosophers, in order to reach a harmonious formation of the desir~ goal. Hence the details are also important since they assist towards the goal. The views of the philsophers are of interest and not their source, viz. from whom these views were received or by whom the philosophers were influenced, as is usually the case in research. Nevertheless, this aspect is elaborated upon in the introduction to this dissertation, in the style of the customary academic research approach. An analytical comparison is made between the opinions of various authors, taking into account the finer points of their words, as well as between the differing opinions expressed by a single author in his various writings, and conclusions are drawn, the results of which are highly significant. Besides the fact that it is not within our power to adjudicate between the views of the great Jewish thinkers, this is even more true here, due to the metaphysical nature of the subject, which makes logical, rational-realistic judgement very difficult. Nevertheless, some criteria have been established for making such a decision. In summary, this dissertation is an attempt to research many diverse opinions in the treasury of Jewish thought from the Middle Ages, and to extract those opinions from which a complete system of the doctrine of reward and punishment can be built. / Religious Studies and Arabic / D.Litt et Phil. (Judaica)