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In this book we deal with combinations of concepts defining
individuals in the Talmud. Consider for example Yom Kippur and
Shabbat. Each concept has its own body of laws. Reality forces us
to combine them when they occur on the same day. This is a case of
"Identity Merging." As the combined body of laws may be
inconsistent, we need a belief revision mechanism to reconcile the
conflicting norms. The Talmud offers three options: 1 Take the
union of the sets of the rules side by side 2. Resolve the
conflicts using further meta-level Talmudic principles (which are
new and of value to present day Artificial Intelligence) 3. Regard
the new combined concept as a new entity with its own Halachic
norms and create new norms for it out of the existing ones. This
book offers a clear and precise logical model showing how the
Talmud deals with these options.
This book returns to the discussion in volume 1 on analogy and
induction, and analyses their substance. The first part
distinguishes between two kinds of logic: One kind based on union
of the common features, and the other kind based on synthesis of
different features. In the second part of the book we propose a
formal scheme for synthesis of concepts. The third part analyses
various mechanisms for kidushin and kinyan, which form a
mathematical group.
This book studies the Talmudic approach to Delegation. We develop
logical models for the basic Talmudic views of delegation. The
Talmudic approaches to the relationships between the Principal and
his Agent/Delegate are fundamentally very logical, and deal with
questions like chains of delegations, transfer of power,
cancellations, death, irresponsible behaviour, change of the terms
of delegation, and much more. We highlight the differences between
the Talmudic approach and the view of delegation in modern legal
systems.
Plato's theory of forms and Aristotle's Hylomorphism form a
foundational bifurcation at the source of western philosophy. From
a Jurisprudential and Talmudic point of view, assessing the status
of objects and actions obligatory in Halacha can be clarified when
assessed through this dual view of obligations to abstract ideal
forms or concrete earthly objects. The Talmudic mode of analysing
Halachic obligations suggests an approach of abstraction that
though not fully Platonic, can share some basic logical modes with
it.
This book studies Talmudic temporal logic and compares it with the
logic of time in contemporary law.Following a general introduction
about the logical handling of time, the book examines several key
Talmudic debates involving time.The book finds that we need
multi-dimensional temporal models with backward causation and
parallel histories.It seems that two major issues are involved: 1
Actions conditional about future actions (Tenayim), connecting with
backward causality2 Actions involving entities defined using future
events (Breira), connecting with ideas from quantum MechanicsThe
book concludes with a general comparative discussion of the
handling of time in general law and in the Talmud.
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