Crescas: Light of the Lord (Or Hashem) : Translated with introduction and notes
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0198724896
ISBN-13
9780198724896
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 25th, 2018
Print length
388 Pages
Weight
746 grams
Dimensions
16.50 x 24.00 x 3.60 cms
Product Classification:
Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600Judaism: theology
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This is the first complete English translation of Hasdai Crescas's Light of the Lord, a seminal work of medieval Jewish philosophy. Crescas challenges the Aristotelian underpinnings of medieval thought, introduces alternative physical and metaphysical theories, and presents service to the God of love and benefaction as the goal for humankind.
This book is the first complete English translation of Hasdai Crescas''s Light of the Lord, widely acknowledged as a seminal work of medieval Jewish philosophy, one second in importance only to Maimonides'' Guide of the Perplexed. In it Crescas takes on not only Maimonides but, through him, Aristotle, and challenges views of physics and metaphysics that had become entrenched in medieval thought. Once the Aristotelian underpinnings of medieval thought are dislodged, Crescas introduces alternative physical views and reinstates the classical Jewish God as a God of love and benefaction rather than a self-intellecting intellect. The end for humankind then is to become attached in love to the God of love through devoted service.
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