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OverviewThe medieval Jewish philosophers Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides made significant contributions to moral philosophy in ways that remain relevant today. Jonathan Jacobs explicates shared, general features of the thought of these thinkers and also highlights their distinctive contributions to understanding moral thought and moral life. The rationalism of these thinkers is a key to their views. They argued that seeking rational understanding of Torah's commandments and the created order is crucial to fulfilling the covenant with God, and that intellectual activity and ethical activity form a spiral of mutual reinforcement. In their view, rational comprehension and ethical action jointly constitute a life of holiness. Their insights are important in their own right and are also relevant to enduring issues in moral epistemology and moral psychology, resonating even in the contemporary context.The central concerns of this study include (i) the relations between revelation and rational justification, (ii) the roles of intellectual virtue and ethical virtue in human perfection, (iii) the implications of theistic commitments for topics such as freedom of the will, the acquisition of virtues and vices, repentance, humility, and forgiveness, (iv) contrasts between medieval Jewish moral thought and the practical wisdom approach to moral philosophy and the natural law approach to it, and (v) the universality and objectivity of moral elements of Torah. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan Jacobs (The Richard J. and Jean Head Professor of Philosophy, Colgate University, New York)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.448kg ISBN: 9780199542833ISBN 10: 019954283 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 05 August 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1: Athens, Jerusalem, and Jewish Moral Thought 2: Freedom of the Will, Covenant, and Moral Capability 3: Moral Psychology, Revelation, and Virtue 4: Jewish Moral Thought and Practical Wisdom 5: Requirements, Ideals, and Divine Commands 6: Judaism and Natural Law: Some Background Considerations 7: 'The Reasons of the Commandments' and Natural Law BibliographyReviewsone of the most encompassing, sensitive, and helpful appreciations of Judaism's covenant-based but legalistically-structured relationship with the deity available today. Along the way Jacobs corrects a host of misconceptions. Heythrop Journal Ultimately, Jacobs book is a terrific success. An informed and attentive reader cannot help but see parallels between the medieval ideas discussed and key lines of thought today. Brian Feltham, Ratio Jacobs has performed an excellent service to scholars of medieval Jewish thought in showing its relevance today, as well as in proposing an authentic way to read the medieval philosophers by trying to avoid the retrospective use of post-Enlightenment categories. Gyongyi Hegedus, Philosophy in Review one of the most encompassing, sensitive, and helpful appreciations of Judaism's covenant-based but legalistically-structured relationship with the deity available today. Along the way Jacobs corrects a host of misconceptions. Heythrop Journal Ultimately, Jacobs book is a terrific success. An informed and attentive reader cannot help but see parallels between the medieval ideas discussed and key lines of thought today. Brian Feltham, Ratio Author InformationJonathan Jacobs is Director of The Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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