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David Shatz

Adjunct Professor of Religion
(Religion)

80 Claremont Avenue, Room 208
212-851-4127
dcs3@columbia.edu
shatz@ymail.yu.edu

 
 
 

David Shatz is professor of philosophy at Yeshiva University and editor of Torah u-Madda, a journal devoted to the interaction between Judaism and general culture. He has published ten books and approximately fifty articles and reviews dealing with both general and Jewish philosophy. His work in general philosophy focuses on the theory of knowledge, free will, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. His work in Jewish philosophy focuses on Jewish ethics, Maimonides, and twentieth-century rabbinic figures. Professor Shatz's most recent books are Philosophy and Faith (McGraw-Hill), Questions About God (Oxford University Press, Steven M. Cahn, coauthor), and Peer Review: A Critical Inquiry. He also is editor of the MeOtzar HoRav series, which is devoted to publishing manuscripts by the Jewish philosopher Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Professor Shatz was named a winner in the 1997 John Templeton Foundation course competition in science and religion.