| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 605 pages) : illustrations |
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EMUNOT : Jewish philosophy and Kabbalah |
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Emunot.
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| Contents |
Sect. I. Foundations -- Ch. 1. What is Jewish Philosophy? -- Ch. 2. Sa'adiah Ga'on and the Kalam -- Ch. 3. Jewish Neoplatonism: Isaac Israeli and Solomon ibn Gabirol -- Ch. 4. Bahya ibn Paquda: The Duties of the Heart -- Sect. II. Transitions -- Ch. 5. Philosophical Exegesis of the Bible: Abraham ibn Ezra -- Ch. 6. Judah Ha-Levi and the Critique of Philosophy -- Ch. 7. Transition to Aristotelianism:Abraham ibn Da'ud -- Sect. III. Rambam -- Ch. 8. Principles of Judaism -- Chaper 9. Guide of the Perplexed: On God -- Ch. 10. Guide of the Perplexed: On the World and Humans -- Sect. IV. Controversy Over Philosophy and Rambam -- Ch. 11. Controversy over Philosophy and Rambam Appendices -- Appendix I. Cosmology: The Spheres And Emanation -- Appendix II. Categories |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jewish philosophy -- History
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Eastern.
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Jewish philosophy
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Philosophy, Medieval
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Mittelalter
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Judentum
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Philosophie
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Jüdische Philosophie
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781618110152 |
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1618110152 |
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