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Index Of Philosophy Articles (R–Z)
__TOC__ R * R. B. Braithwaite * R. De Staningtona * R. Edward Freeman * R. G. Collingwood * R. James Long * R. Jay Wallace * R. M. Hare * R. R. Rockingham Gill * Rabbinic law * Rabia al-Adawiyya * Rabindranath Tagore * Rabirius (Epicurean) * Race (classification of human beings) * Race to the bottom * Rachel Elior * Rachida Triki * Racialism (Racial categorization) * Racism * Rada Iveković * Radical Aristotelianism * Radical behaviorism * Radical behaviourism * Radical democracy * Radical empiricism * Radical Evolution * Radical feminism * Radical interpretation * Radical Philosophy * Radical Philosophy Review * Radical skepticism * Radical translation * Radical Unintelligibility * Radio libertaire * Rado Riha * Radovan Richta * Radulfus Ardens * Radulphus Brito * Raegan Butcher * Rafael Calvo Serer * Rafe Champion * Raghavan N. Iyer * Raghunatha Siromani * Rahbani brothers * Raili Kauppi * Raimo Tuomela * Raimond Gaita * Raimundo Teixeira Mendes * Rainer Fors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbinic Law
In its primary meaning, the Hebrew word (; he, מִצְוָה, ''mīṣvā'' , plural ''mīṣvōt'' ; "commandment") refers to a commandment commanded by God to be performed as a religious duty. Jewish law () in large part consists of discussion of these commandments. According to religious tradition, there are 613 such commandments. In its secondary meaning, the word ''mitzvah'' refers to a deed performed in order to fulfill such a commandment. As such, the term ''mitzvah'' has also come to express an individual act of human kindness in keeping with the law. The expression includes a sense of heartfelt sentiment beyond mere legal duty, as "you shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18). The opinions of the Talmudic rabbis are divided between those who seek the purpose of the ''mitzvot'' and those who do not question them. The latter argue that if the reason for each ''mitzvah'' could be determined, people might try to achieve what they see as the purpose of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |