Naphtali Levy's Divine World: Jewish Tradition, Panentheism and Darwinism

IF 0.6 4区哲学 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Theology and Science Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI:10.1080/14746700.2023.2230431

D. Langton

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Abstract

ABSTRACT A distinctive feature of many Jewish approaches to evolutionary theory has been a panentheistic understanding of the cosmos. Among the earliest Hebrew translations of Darwin are those found in Toldot Adam or The Origin of Man (1874) by the Polish Jewish Naphtali Levy (1840–1894). Often regarded as a traditionalist who sought to harmonize science and Torah, Levy was in fact much more radical and was prepared to prioritise evolutionary science over tradition. Remarkably, God was portrayed as an impersonal natural force, morality was conceived as the result of the “struggle for existence,” and the bestial origins of humanity were privileged over special creation in the image of God.

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Naphtali Levy的神圣世界：犹太传统、潘尼主义和达尔文主义

摘要许多犹太人进化论方法的一个显著特点是对宇宙的泛神论理解。达尔文最早的希伯来语译本是波兰犹太人纳夫塔利·利维（1840–1894）在《亚当》（Toldot Adam）或《人类起源》（the Origin of Man）（1874）中发现的。Levy经常被认为是一个寻求协调科学和《托拉》的传统主义者，事实上，他更激进，并准备将进化科学置于传统之上。值得注意的是，上帝被描绘成一种非个人的自然力量，道德被认为是“生存斗争”的结果，人类的兽性起源优先于上帝形象中的特殊创造。

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