S8, E1 Jerusalem and Athens: God-Centered vs. Human-Centered Governance, 01

This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger 00:20 How to achieve the ideal society is the most burning practical question of humanity and is also the fundamental subject of the Torah 3:00 One who cannot reason political questions from first principles cannot understand the Torah 4:15 To agree with the Torah is to understand the Torah 7:00 Judaism begins with the divine command to Abraham to establish the good society along with instructions how to do so 9:30 The notion of the land's holiness is universal and isn't limited to the Land of Israel 12:00 The Torah's approach to achieving the ideal society https://www.ebay.com/itm/374477700772 https://shnayor.substack.com/p/7_4 14:30 Viewing the world from God's perspective 17:30 The Torah model for humanity is that humanity should become as a race of angels 18:30 Philosophy's approach to establishing the ideal society 20:00 The Guide of the Perplexed 2:40 on the natural need for law 24:00 Maimonides implies that law is not necessary because people naturally do things that are wrong, but only because people need to function within society 27:45 If it's human nature to be cruel, then we can't assert that it's wrong to be cruel 31:25 The meaning of divine command is that there is a right way to do things beyond following your nature 33:30 Maimonidean ethics and the Golden Mean 35:30 The function of the Golden Mean in expanding a person's identity to include his society; this is a sensitivity that we can recover 41:30 What is the point of thinking for God? What does it add to human success and flourishing? 43:00 What is the relationship between the Torah's approach to achieving the ideal society and Philosophy's approach? 44:00 Various possibilities about the nature of the relationship