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Medieval Jewish Philosophy And Its Literary Forms

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Author : Aaron W. Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-11

Medieval Jewish Philosophy And Its Literary Forms written by Aaron W. Hughes and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-11 with Philosophy categories.

“This well-written, accessible [essay] collection demonstrates a maturation in Jewish studies and medieval philosophy” (Choice). Too often the study of philosophical texts is carried out in ways that do not pay significant attention to how the ideas contained within them are presented, articulated, and developed. This was not always the case. The contributors to this collected work consider Jewish philosophy in the medieval period, when new genres and forms of written expression were flourishing in the wake of renewed interest in ancient philosophy. Many medieval Jewish philosophers were highly accomplished poets, for example, and made conscious efforts to write in a poetic style. This volume turns attention to the connections that medieval Jewish thinkers made between the literary, the exegetical, the philosophical, and the mystical to shed light on the creativity and diversity of medieval thought. As they broaden the scope of what counts as medieval Jewish philosophy, the essays collected here consider questions about how an argument is formed, how text is put into the service of philosophy, and the social and intellectual environment in which philosophical texts were produced.

Prophecy

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Author : Howard Kreisel
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2003-02-28

Prophecy written by Howard Kreisel and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-28 with History categories.

More than any other topic, prophecy represents the point at which the Divine meets the human, the Absolute meets the relative. How can a human being attain the Word of God? In what manner does God, when conceived as eternal and transcendent, address corporeal, transitory creatures? What happens to God's divine Truth when it is beheld by minds limited in their power to apprehend, and influenced by the intellectual currents of their time and place? How were these issues viewed by the great Jewish philosophers of the past, who took the divine communication and all it entails seriously, while at the same time desired to understand it as much as humanly possible in the course of dealing with a myriad of other issues that occupied their attention? This book offers an in-depth study of prophecy in the thought of seven of the leading medieval Jewish philosophers: R. Saadiah Gaon, R. Judah Halevi, Maimonides, Gersonides, R. Hasdai Crescas, R. Joseph Albo and Baruch Spinoza. It attempts to capture the `original voice' of these thinkers by looking at the intellectual milieus in which they developed their philosophies, and by carefully analyzing their views in their textual contexts. It also deals with the relation between the earlier approaches and the later ones. Overall, this book presents a significant model for narrating the history of an idea.

Central Problems Of Medieval Jewish Philosophy

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Author : Dov Shṿarts
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2005

Central Problems Of Medieval Jewish Philosophy written by Dov Shṿarts and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Religion categories.

This book deals with central issues of medieval Jewish philosophy. Among the subjects treated are divine immanence, the intellect, miracles, and esoteric writing and its limits. The work provides a new perspective on the history of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages. Relying on many as yet unpublished manuscripts, which enable it to offer new insights relating to such thinkers as Judah Halevi, Maimonides, and Gersonides, it also presents a new and original perception of the dynamics of Jewish thought in general.

Medieval Jewish Philosophy

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Author : Dan Cohn-Sherbok
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1996

Medieval Jewish Philosophy written by Dan Cohn-Sherbok and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Philosophy categories.

Surveys the writings of leading Jewish thinkers, attempting to place them in an historical context and describe their contributions to the history of Jewish medieval thought in simple and lucid terms.

Medieval Jewish Philosophy

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Author : Isaac Husik
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-12-06

Medieval Jewish Philosophy written by Isaac Husik and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-06 with Philosophy categories.

The philosophical movement in mediæval Jewry was the result of the desire and the necessity, felt by the leaders of Jewish thought, of reconciling two apparently independent sources of truth. In the middle ages, among Jews as well as among Christians and Mohammedans, the two sources of knowledge or truth which were clearly present to the minds of thinking people, each claiming recognition, were religious opinions as embodied in revealed documents on the one hand, and philosophical and scientific judgments and arguments, the results of independent rational reflection, on the other. Revelation and reason, religion and philosophy, faith and knowledge, authority and independent reflection are the various expressions for the dualism in mediæval thought, which the philosophers and theologians of the time endeavored to reduce to a monism or a unity.

Jewish Philosophy In The Middle Ages

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Author : T. M. Rudavsky
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-07-11

Jewish Philosophy In The Middle Ages written by T. M. Rudavsky and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-11 with Philosophy categories.

T. M. Rudavsky presents a new account of the development of Jewish philosophy from the tenth century to Spinoza in the seventeenth, viewed as part of an ongoing dialogue with medieval Christian and Islamic thought. Her aim is to provide a broad historical survey of major figures and schools within the medieval Jewish tradition, focusing on the tensions between Judaism and rational thought. This is reflected in particular philosophical controversies across a wide range of issues in metaphysics, language, cosmology, and philosophical theology. The book illuminates our understanding of medieval thought by offering a much richer view of the Jewish philosophical tradition, informed by the considerable recent research that has been done in this area.

A History Of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy

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Author : Isaac Husik
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2002-01-01

A History Of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy written by Isaac Husik and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Philosophy categories.

Firmly based on the original texts, these accounts are of particular value to novices not yet familiar with the source materials as well as to those seeking to augment their studies. Even the most learned readers will find the author's analyses and commentaries an ever-relevant resource for many issues of contemporary scholarly debate.

The Book Of Job In Medieval Jewish Philosophy

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Author : Robert Eisen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-09-16

The Book Of Job In Medieval Jewish Philosophy written by Robert Eisen and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-16 with Literary Criticism categories.

Analyzes the history of the interpretation of the "Book of Job" by medieval Jewish exegetes. The author offers an examination of commentaries on Job written by six major thinkers. He looks at the relationship between the commentaries and their antecedent sources, as well as their relationship to the broader context of medieval Jewish thought.

The Cambridge Companion To Medieval Jewish Philosophy

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Author : Daniel H. Frank
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-09-11

The Cambridge Companion To Medieval Jewish Philosophy written by Daniel H. Frank and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-11 with History categories.

From the ninth to the fifteenth centuries Jewish thinkers living in Islamic and Christian lands philosophized about Judaism. Influenced first by Islamic theological speculation and the great philosophers of classical antiquity, and then in the late medieval period by Christian Scholasticism, Jewish philosophers and scientists reflected on the nature of language about God, the scope and limits of human understanding, the eternity or createdness of the world, prophecy and divine providence, the possibility of human freedom, and the relationship between divine and human law. Though many viewed philosophy as a dangerous threat, others incorporated it into their understanding of what it is to be a Jew. This Companion presents all the major Jewish thinkers of the period, the philosophical and non-philosophical contexts of their thought, and the interactions between Jewish and non-Jewish philosophers. It is a comprehensive introduction to a vital period of Jewish intellectual history.

A History Of Jewish Philosophy In The Middle Ages

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Author : Colette Sirat
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-11-30

A History Of Jewish Philosophy In The Middle Ages written by Colette Sirat and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-11-30 with Philosophy categories.

Jewish medieval philosophy has formed the subject of much research over the past thirty years since the appearance of Gutmann's Philosophies of Judaism, resulting in greater understanding and a new need for summation. This important work, now available in paperback, aims to supply that need, and devotes ample discussion to the major figures of the period like Saadiah Gaon, Maimonides, Abraham Ibn Ezra and Judah Halevi. It also gives much attention to the discussion and presentation of texts by lesser known authors clustering around the greater men and movements.