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This book provides a standard reference of the major medieval Jewish philosophers, as well as an eminently readable narrative of the course of medieval Jewish philosophical thought, presented as a response to the spiritual-intellectual challenges facing Judaism in that period. The accounts of Saadia, Bahya, Halevi, Maimonides, and Crescas are among the fullest available in English. Other thinkers discussed in depth include Israeli, Ibn Gabirol, Gersonides, and Albo; the work also includes capsule summaries of Bar Hiyya, Falaquera, Albalag, Duran, Abravanel and others. All of the summaries place the philosophical thought of these important thinkers in the context of the historical challenges and religious concerns of their age.

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Author:   Eliezer Schweid
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   03
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.783kg
ISBN:  

9789004186187

ISBN 10:   9004186182
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   20 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS Introduction PART ONE THE EARLY MASTERS: FROM SAADIA TO HALEVI Chapter One R. Saadia Gaon Chapter Two R. Isaac ben Solomon Israeli Chapter Three R. Bahya ben Joseph Ibn Pakudah Chapter 4 R. Solomon Ibn Gabirol Chapter Five R. Abraham Bar Hiyya Chapter Six R. Judah Halevi PART TWO MAIMONIDES Chapter Seven Maimonides's Personality & Oeuvre Chapter Eight Maimonides's Earlier Philosophical Writings-The Introductions to the Mishnah Chapter Nine Maimonides' Politics, Psychology & Ethics Chapter Ten Maimonides's Theory of Prophecy Chapter Eleven Foundations of Maimonides's Theology Chapter Twelve Creation and Providence in Maimonides Chapter Thirteen Summary of Maimonidean Thought PART THREE THE LATER MASTERS: CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION Chapter Fourteen The Maimonidean Controversy Chapter Fifteen Transformations in Aristotelian Philosophy Chapter Sixteen Gersonides Chapter Seventeen R. Hasdai Crescas Chapter Eighteen R. Joseph Albo Chapter Nineteen The Turn To Cultural Thought Chapter Twenty From Spain to Italy

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Eliezer Schweid is retired Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University. He has published over 20 books in general and specific areas of Jewish thought of all periods, and has commented frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern.

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