Presentation
slides: Rosenzweig’s Star and Systems Theory
Northwest Philosophy Conference, Bellevue College
(2018)
Abstract
Moses, Pollock, and others have noted the highly systematic character of Rosenzweig’s The Star of Redemption. This paper shows that the philosophical theology of the Star embodies ideas central to systems theory.
The Star is based on a discussion of three elements – God, World, and Man – and three relations that they enter into – Creation, Revelation, and Redemption. For Rosenzweig, these elements and relations constitute the “All.”
This hexad illustrates the definition of “system,” and in the Star, other systems ideas, including the ontological vs epistemological perspectives, structure and function, synchronics and diachronics, and the metaphysics of number are also salient.
Keywords
- Franz Rosenzweig,
- Star of Redemption,
- systems theory,
- metaphysics,
- theology,
- diagrams,
- Creation,
- Revelation,
- Redemption,
- elements,
- relations,
- attributes,
- Judaism
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 18, 2018
Location
Bellevue, Washington
Comments
See "Words and Diagrams About Rosenzweig's Star" for the latest publication in this project.
Citation Information
Zwick, Martin (2018). “Rosenzweig’s Star of Redemption and Systems Theory.” Presented at the 70th Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, Bellevue College, October 19-20, Bellevue WA.