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Goals

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Published: Sunday, 06 October 2013
  • To clearly present a methodology of how to learn gemara b'iyun
    • Figure out the methodology
    • Present the methodology
      • Outline the methodology
      • Fill in the outline
        • Full description of each stage
        • Examples that illustrate the stage
      • Describe and illustrate tools that can be used to accomplish the stage
        • Define signal value that allows you to generate the stage
      • Market the methodology
  • To develop a curriculum for how to teach the methodology
  • To develop a web site which will present the methodology
  • To develop a computer based tool to assist in using the methodology
  • To develop a web community to allow discussion of the methodology as well as analysis of individual sugyot
  • To develop an archive of analyses of individual sugyot

Outline

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Published: Monday, 10 June 2013
  1. Introduction
  2. Description of Templates
  3. Basic Unit / Application of templates to a case and דין
  4. Analysis
    1. Flow of the Gemara
    2. Generalization
    3. Alternate Analysis / Generalization
      1. Source based
      2. Logic based
      3. חקירות - templates for alternative understandings
        1. Apply חקירה to explain existing alternative understandings
        2. Use the חקירה template to generate an alternative understanding
    4. Expanded / Variations
  5. Structure / Filing system / Larger Perspective
  6. Memorization
  7. Relevancy
    1. Adjudication
    2. Meaning / Philosophy

To Do

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Published: Wednesday, 22 May 2013

List of items that we still need to get back to:

  • Where does decision tree fit into the overall structure of the presentation

 

David's world view

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Published: Wednesday, 22 May 2013
  • Case / דין
    • worksheet questions
    • identify which input conditions are halachikly relevant
    • Generalize the halachikly relevant input conditions - rule
  • Categorize input conditions as necessary, sufficient, negating etc
    • Find alternate categorizations
    • Generate alternate rules
    • Find נפקא מינא cases for the alternate rule
    • For negating conditions
      • What is being negated
      • To what degree is the negation effective
    • Find questions to be asked for each type of input condition
  • Manipulate input conditions
    • Add
    • Remove
    • Recategorize
    • Compare and contrast to original / ideal case
  • Find related topics based on shared input conditions
    • What is common
    • What is different
    • What causes the difference
    • Do the commonalities represent a shared higher level abstraction
  • Combine multiple cases into a hierarchical view of the topic
  • Combine multiple topics into a hierarchical view of הלכה
  • What are the phylosophical implications and applications
    • To the individual
    • To the community
    • To the nation