Dovid Gottlieb
Encyclopedia
Dovid Gottlieb is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach
in Jerusalem. An author and lecturer, Gottlieb received his Ph.D.
in mathematical logic at Brandeis University
and later become Professor of Philosophy
at Johns Hopkins University
. A student of Jean Van Heijenoort
, he received a doctorate in 1970 for his thesis The Use of Formal Systems in Logic and Mathematics. His book Ontological Economy: Substitutional Quantification and Mathematics was published by Oxford in 1980. The phrases "ontological economy" and "the principle of ontological economy" have come to refer to Occam's Razor http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/principle-of-ontological-economy.htmlhttp://www.tk421.net/essays/simple.htmlhttp://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/academics/philosophy/Baker%20OR%20biogeography.pdfhttp://books.google.com/books?id=_m4rboyYBWsC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=occams+razor+ontological+economy&source=bl&ots=_OPN6-20c9&sig=a7x11_wI3zIFlBmpUGOZqAzxIks&hl=en&ei=7iIpTZ7NH8Sp8Aag-I36AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttp://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=6267 ; The Informed Soul was published by Artscroll
in 1990, and has recently been reprinted. Living Up to the Truth was published by lulu.com
in 1996 and a second edition made in 1997. He is a regular lecturer at kiruv conferences.
His brother is Roger S. Gottlieb, a researcher in Spiritual ecology
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
.
Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem
Ohr Somayach was founded in 1970. It is a yeshiva based in Jerusalem, Israel, catering mostly to young Jewish men, usually of college age, who are already interested in learning about Judaism...
in Jerusalem. An author and lecturer, Gottlieb received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in mathematical logic at Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
and later become Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. A student of Jean Van Heijenoort
Jean Van Heijenoort
Jean Louis Maxime van Heijenoort was a pioneer historian of mathematical logic. He was also a personal secretary to Leon Trotsky from 1932 to 1939, and from then until 1947, an American Trotskyist activist.-Life:Van Heijenoort was born in Creil, France...
, he received a doctorate in 1970 for his thesis The Use of Formal Systems in Logic and Mathematics. His book Ontological Economy: Substitutional Quantification and Mathematics was published by Oxford in 1980. The phrases "ontological economy" and "the principle of ontological economy" have come to refer to Occam's Razor http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/principle-of-ontological-economy.htmlhttp://www.tk421.net/essays/simple.htmlhttp://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/academics/philosophy/Baker%20OR%20biogeography.pdfhttp://books.google.com/books?id=_m4rboyYBWsC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=occams+razor+ontological+economy&source=bl&ots=_OPN6-20c9&sig=a7x11_wI3zIFlBmpUGOZqAzxIks&hl=en&ei=7iIpTZ7NH8Sp8Aag-I36AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttp://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=6267 ; The Informed Soul was published by Artscroll
ArtScroll
ArtScroll is an imprint of translations, books and commentaries from an Orthodox Jewish perspective published by Mesorah Publications, Ltd., a publishing company based in Brooklyn, New York...
in 1990, and has recently been reprinted. Living Up to the Truth was published by lulu.com
Lulu.com
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in 1996 and a second edition made in 1997. He is a regular lecturer at kiruv conferences.
His brother is Roger S. Gottlieb, a researcher in Spiritual ecology
Spiritual ecology
Spiritual ecology is a recent term that refers to the intersection between religion and spirituality and environment . Practitioners of spiritual ecology fall into three categories: the scientific and academic, spiritual or religious environmentalism, and religious or spiritual individuals who...
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States.Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities...
.
Books
- Ontological Economy: Substitutional Quantification and Mathematics, OUP, 1980 http://www.jstor.org/pss/2215043http://projecteuclid.org/DPubS?service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&handle=euclid.jsl/1183741031http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-ontology/http://www.jstor.org/pss/687172
- The Informed Soul, Artscroll/Mesorah, 1990
- Living up to the Truth, http://www.dovidgottlieb.com/publications.htm (published by lulu.comLulu.comLulu is a company offering publishing, printing, and distribution services with headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. Since their founding in 2002, Lulu has published over 1.1 million titles by creators in over 200 countries and territories and adds 20,000 new titles to their catalogue a month...
). Includes the section of Rabbi Gottlieb's responses to critics.