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Maor VaShaMeSh xiv heteronomous emphasis in the writings of Rabbi Moses Sofer ( hatam Sofer, On the other hand, Immanuel Kant ( 1724 - 1804 ) argued that one . ) 1839 - 1762 ought to perform the moral act out of respect for the law and not by virtue of personal inclination . For Kant, however, the pertinent law is that of autonomous reason and not of heteronomous religion, which constitutes an inadequate motivation for action . Interestingly, Kant also offered the obligation of almsgiving as an example . This study finds no evidence of Kant’s influence on Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman . At most, there may be indirect influence on the thought of Rabbi Simha Bunem . So far as one can tell, there is also no evidence of influence between the two Polish Hasidic masters and Rabbi Moses Sofer . Rather, the resemblance between them is based on the common dynamic of religious movements consolidating an Orthodox response to modernity . HaSIdIc TaleSaSlegal NaRRaTIve : THe BaTTle OveR PRayeR RITeS levi ...
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