PHIL 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vestment, Axiology

• School: York University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1100
• Professor: David Stamos

Document Summary

Judaism and the meaning of life emil l. fackenheim. Captured by nazis, escaped, and avoided the holocaust. Became a rabi, then phd in philosophy in uft. Judaism rejects deism (believes creator does not govern the world, lets it run its course). God of judaism is not just a person but a interactive person (is a personal relationship). Encounter with god to give life meaning. It"s the meaning of life, humans have to be obedient. Idea of a contract between god & people (covent) He binds himself & binds himself (in reading) Humans are the one that breaks the contract. Human sin, cause god to punish israel divine love made the covenant indistinctive. (in reading) Parental analogy (claims that our relationship with god is like parent and child) Problem, many religions employ the parental analogy. (problem one) Albert einstein, a jew, did not subscribe to his religion. There are good, bad and in-between parents (problem two)