Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
ISBN-10
193484327X
ISBN-13
9781934843277
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Imprint
Academic Studies Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 18th, 2009
Print length
620 Pages
Weight
924 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 15.80 x 3.40 cms
Product Classification:
Oriental & Indian philosophyJewish studies
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The book presents an overview of the formative period of medieval Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings with Saadiah Gaon to its apex in Maimonides, when Jews living in Islamic countries and writing in Arabic were the first to develop a conscious and continuous tradition of philosophy.
Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages presents an overview of the formative period of medieval Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings with Saadiah Gaon to its apex in Maimonides, when Jews living in Islamic countries and writing in Arabic were the first to develop a conscious and continuous tradition of philosophy.The book includes a dictionary of selected philosophic terms, and discusses the Greek and Arabic schools of thought that influenced the Jewish thinkers and to which they responded. The discussion covers: the nature of Jewish philosophy, Saadiah Gaon and the Kalam, Jewish Neo-Platonism, Bahya ibn Paqudah, Abraham ibn Ezra''s philosophical Bible exegesis, Judah Ha-Levi''s critique of philosophy, Abraham ibn Daud and the transition to Aristotelianism, Maimonides, and the controversy over Maimonides and philosophy.
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