The classic Jewish philosophers : from Saadia through the Renaissance /
Provides a reference of the major medieval Jewish philosophers, as well as an eminently readable narrative of the course of medieval Jewish philosophical thought, presented as a response to the spiritual-intellectual challenges.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008
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| Series: | Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ;
v. 3. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- The early masters : from Saadia to Halevi. R. Saadia Gaon ; R. Isaac ben Solomon Israeli ; R. Baḥya ben Joseph Ibn Pakudah ; R. Solomon Ibn Gabriol ; R. Abraham Bar Ḥiyya ; R. Judah Halevi
- Maimonides. Maimonides's personality & oeuvre ; Maimonides's earlier philosophical writings ; Maimonides' politics, psychology & ethics ; Maimonides's theory of prophecy ; Foundations of Maimonides's theology ; Creation and providence in Maimonides ; Summary of Maimonidean thought
- The later masters : continuation and transition. The Maimonidean controversy ; Transformations in Aristotelian philosophy ; Gersonides ; R. Ḥasdai Crescas ; R. Joeseph Albo ; The turn to cultural thought ; From Spain to Italy.
