Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms
Title | Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms PDF eBook |
Author | Aaron W. Hughes |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2019-07-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0253042542 |
“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.
Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms
Title | Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Literary Forms PDF eBook |
Author | Aaron W. Hughes |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 2019-08-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0253042550 |
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.
Medieval Jewish Philosophy
Title | Medieval Jewish Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2014-03-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136788409 |
Beginning with the earliest philosopher of the Middle Ages, Saadiah ben Joseph al-Fayyumi, this work surveys the writings of such figures as Solomon ben Joseph ibn Gabirol, Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda, Abraham ben david Halevi ibn Daud, Judah Halevi, Moses Maimonides, Gersonides, Hasdai Crescas, Simon ben Zemah Duran, Joseph Albo, Isaac Arama, and Isaac Abrabanel. Throughout an attempt is made to place these thinkers in an historical context and describe their contributions to the history of Jewish medieval thought in simple and lucid terms. The book is directed to students enrolled in Jewish studies courses as well as to those who seek an awareness and appreciation of the riches of medieval Jewish philosophical tradition.
A Light Amid the Darkness
Title | A Light Amid the Darkness PDF eBook |
Author | Isaac Unterman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Jewish philosophers |
ISBN |
Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages
Title | Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Raphael Jospe |
Publisher | Academic Studies PRess |
Pages | 636 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN |
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.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
Title | A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Isaac Husik |
Publisher | |
Pages | 540 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Jewish philosophy |
ISBN |
A History of Medieval Jewish Philosophy
Title | A History of Medieval Jewish Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Isaac Husik |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2020-07-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3752374748 |
Reproduction of the original: A History of Medieval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik