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Joseph Ibn Kaspi was among the most prolific philosophical writers in one of the most vibrant, productive, creative periods in the history of Jewish philosophy. Born around 1280 in Provence, Ibn Kaspi penned works engaging a broad range of fields, including philosophy, theology, grammar, logic, biblical exegesis, and interreligious polemics. In Joseph Ibn Kaspi: Portrait of a Hebrew Philosopher in Medieval Provence, Adrian Sackson asks the question: What was Ibn Kaspi’s overarching intellectual project? The book focuses on several key themes: Ibn Kaspi’s conception of the formative (not just discursive) function of philosophy; his multi-layered esotericism; his distinct approach to the interpretation of Maimonides; his Maimonidean-philosophical approach to the interpretation of religious texts and practices; his Platonic political thought; his approach to messianism, and his attendant conception of the nature of human history.

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Author:   Adrian Sackson
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   71
Weight:   0.716kg
ISBN:  

9789004338227

ISBN 10:   9004338225
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   27 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Joseph Ibn Kaspi: An Intellectual Portrait  Ibn Kaspi in Modern Research  A Classical Jewish Philosopher  A Note on Methodologies  Structure of This Study 1 A Hebrew Philosopher in Medieval Provence  Who was Joseph Ibn Kaspi?  What Did Joseph Ibn Kaspi Write? 2 (Jewish) Philosophy as a Way of Life: Joseph Ibn Kaspi’s Intellectual Project  Philosophy as a Way of Life: Hadot  Jewish Philosophy as a Way of Life  Intellection and Conjunction: Ibn Kaspi on Human Perfection  A Goal for the Elite  Ibn Kaspi on the Jewish Philosophical Life: Halakhah and Human Perfection  Halakhic Practice, Talmudic Learning, and the Pursuit of Philosophy  A Jewish-Philosophical Curriculum  Joseph Ibn Kaspi’s Intellectual Project 3 Joseph Ibn Kaspi as Interpreter of Maimonides and Maimonidean Interpreter  Secrecy and Exegesis: Esoteric Religion in Ibn Kaspi and Maimonides  Ibn Kaspi’s Commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed  Judaism through two Maimonidean Lenses 4 The Republic in Hebrew: Ibn Kaspi and Platonic Political Thought  The Republic in Arabic  The Republic in Hebrew: Samuel ben Judah of Marseilles  Ibn Kaspi’s ‘Offering of Silver’: Its nature and purpose  Key Themes in Ibn Kaspi’s Summary of the Republic  Terumat ha-Kesef and Ibn Kaspi’s voice  Gender: A Platonic Approach  Conclusion: Platonic Political Reverberations 5 Rationalistic Messianism and the Vicissitudes of History  ‘The Silver is Spent’  Maimonidean Messianism  Ibn Kaspi’s Conception of History  Was Ibn Kaspi a ‘Proto-Zionist’?  Ibn Kaspi, Abulafia, Spinoza: Originality and Influence  Conclusions: Disarming the Messiah Conclusion Appendix 1: Joseph Ibn Kaspi, Terumat ha-Kesef: Summary of Plato’s Republic Appendix 2: Joseph Ibn Kaspi, Tam ha-Kesef, Eighth Discourse: Critical Edition and Annotated English Translation Bibliography Index

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Adrian Sackson, Ph.D. (2016), New York University, is a Teaching Fellow at Tel Aviv University and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Al Quds Bard College of Arts and Sciences. He has published articles on medieval Jewish philosophy and American Pragmatism.

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