Tuesday 27 October 2009

Asei Lecha Rav - Seeking Objectivity

Originally published 10/27/09, 2:52 pm.
Avoth 1:16: "Provide yourself with a teacher and free yourself from doubt"

After reading this with R.S.R. Hirsch's commentary, I finally realized that the three cases of Rabban Gamliel are not really separate clauses at all
Rather, RG proposes that through having a teacher, one frees oneself from doubt.
To me, this begs the question: "Shouldn't even the greatest poseiq submit his own questions to a colleague in order to obtain objectivity?" Wouldn't the best way to avoid any doubt of subjectivity be soliciting an unbiased opinion?


KT,
RRW


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