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A Biblical Alternative to Greek Political Philosophy

 
Joshua I. Weinstein, “Goalkeeping: A Biblical Alternative to Greek Political Philosophy and the Limits of Liberal Democracy [1],” Studies in Jewish Civilization, 2018.

Since freedom from slavery or domination and material prosperity express central goals of the Torah [2], liberal democracy can fill an important role in Judaism. But Judaism also seeks other aims, diverging from those of ancient Greek philosophy, so that liberal democracy should serve it, rather than as some ultimate endpoint or man-made solution, instead as a platform or springboard for approaching the divine.

 
Joshua I. Weinstein, “Goalkeeping: A Biblical Alternative to Greek Political Philosophy and the Limits of Liberal Democracy [1],” Studies in Jewish Civilization, 2018.