Roberta Cutler Klein
Biographic Data
| ID | 1158605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberta Cutler Klein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberta Cutler |
| FAMILY NAME | Klein |
| SIGNATURE | KLEIN R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Independent Researcher, Beitar Illit 90500, Israel |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9317-3282 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Passover Seder as an Exercise in Piagetian Education Theory
This paper focuses on two elements of the Passover Seder ritual and their connection to Piagetian education theory. After outlining Piaget’s theory of genetic epistemology and its implications for education theory, it focuses on Sigel’s distancing theory, which touts question asking as a tool for presenting information to students. This paper argues that the Jewish ritual of the Passover Seder was formulated with such pedagogical methods in mind,…
Weaning Away from Idolatry
This essay explores Maimonides' explanation of the Bible's rationale behind the ritual sacrifices, namely to help wean the Jews away from idolatrous rites. After clearly elucidating Maimonides' stance on the topic, this essay examines his view from different angles with various possible precedents in earlier rabbinic literature for such an understanding. The essay also shows why various other Jewish commentators objected to Maimonides' understand…
Are We Morally Obligated to be Intellectually Responsible
Near the beginning of Theory of Knowledge, Roderick Chisholm states, without argument, that each person is subject to a purely intellectual requirement, [a] responsibility as an intellectual being that of trying his best to bring it about that, for every proposition p he considers, he believes that p if and only if p is true.' Chisholm is one of several recent epistemologists to have taken for granted the notion that people are subject to some so…
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Are We Morally Obligated to be Intellectually Responsible
Near the beginning of Theory of Knowledge, Roderick Chisholm states, without argument, that each person is subject to a purely intellectual requirement, [a] responsibility as an intellectual being that of trying his best to bring it about that, for every proposition p he considers, he believes that p if and only if p is true.' Chisholm is one of several recent epistemologists to have taken for granted the notion that people are subject to some so…
Weaning Away from Idolatry
This essay explores Maimonides' explanation of the Bible's rationale behind the ritual sacrifices, namely to help wean the Jews away from idolatrous rites. After clearly elucidating Maimonides' stance on the topic, this essay examines his view from different angles with various possible precedents in earlier rabbinic literature for such an understanding. The essay also shows why various other Jewish commentators objected to Maimonides' understand…
The Passover Seder as an Exercise in Piagetian Education Theory
This paper focuses on two elements of the Passover Seder ritual and their connection to Piagetian education theory. After outlining Piaget’s theory of genetic epistemology and its implications for education theory, it focuses on Sigel’s distancing theory, which touts question asking as a tool for presenting information to students. This paper argues that the Jewish ritual of the Passover Seder was formulated with such pedagogical methods in mind,…
Philosophy (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Analytic philosophy (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biblical studies (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Cognitive development (1 work) · Contemporary philosophy (1 work)