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Prof. Daniel Statman

Senior Fellow, Religion and State Program

Prof. Daniel Statman is a lecturer at the Philosophy department of the University of Haifa and specializes in ethics and political philosophy. He has served on several public committees, including the committee that revised the ethical code for the IDF, the committee that is responsible for decisions on new medicines to be covered by the national medical insurance, and the ethical committee of Ha-Emek hospital.

 

 

 

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Recent Publications written by Prof. Daniel Statman

A Joint Effort: Integrating Haredim in the IDF
Op-ed

A Joint Effort: Integrating Haredim in the IDF

The IDF should do what it can to ease the transition of Haredim from the social frameworks in which they have grown up and been educated into the military, but it is also important for new conscripts to understand that the rules cannot be changed according to the preferences of every single soldier or group.

Nationalism and Liberalism: How Reality Surprises Theory
Op-ed

Nationalism and Liberalism: How Reality Surprises Theory

While nationalism and liberalism appear to contradict, under certain conditions, nationalistic loyalty strengthens the commitment to liberal and democratic values. 

Will There Be Public Transportation for Secular Jews on Shabbat?
Op-ed

Will There Be Public Transportation for Secular Jews on Shabbat?

Is the insistence on preventing public transportation on Shabbat for those who would use it a lost cause - and should it even be a cause at all?

 

 

Religiously Democratic?
Podcast

Religiously Democratic?

Prof. Daniel Statman discusses his new co-authored book State and Religion is Israel, a joint legal and philosophical attempt to conceptualize the role of religion in democratic regimes.

What's the Point of an Apology?
Op-ed

What's the Point of an Apology?

In this season of slichot (penitence) we should ask ourselves - does the essence of apology lie in the sense of regret, or in its expression?

Hamas, Israel, and the Comeback of Moral Luck
Op-ed

Hamas, Israel, and the Comeback of Moral Luck

Should guilt be determined by intent or outcome?

Books written by Prof. Daniel Statman