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Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings Charles Manekin (University of Maryland, College Park)

Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings By Charles Manekin (University of Maryland, College Park)

Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings by Charles Manekin (University of Maryland, College Park)


Summary

This volume presents translations of Saadia Gaon, Solomon ibn Gabirol, Moses Maimonides, Isaac Albalag, Moses of Narbonne, Levi Gersonides, Hasdai Crescas and Joseph Albo. Their texts range over topics that are both theological (e.g. the creation of the world) and philosophical (e.g. determinism and free choice).

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Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings Summary

Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings by Charles Manekin (University of Maryland, College Park)

Medieval Jewish intellectuals living in Muslim and Christian lands were strongly concerned to recover what they regarded as a 'lost' Jewish philosophical tradition. As part of this project they transmitted and produced many philosophical and scientific works and commentaries, as well as philosophical commentary on scripture, in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, the principal literary languages of medieval Jewry. This volume presents translations of seven prominent medieval Jewish rationalists: Saadia Gaon, Solomon ibn Gabirol, Moses Maimonides, Isaac Albalag, Moses of Narbonne, Levi Gersonides, Hasdai Crescas and Joseph Albo - including, for the first time in English, the complete Falaquera abridgement of Gabirol's Source of Life. These works range over topics that are both theological (e.g. the creation of the world) and philosophical (e.g. determinism and free choice), but they are characterized by two overarching principles: the unity of truth, and its accessibility to human reason.

About Charles Manekin (University of Maryland, College Park)

Charles Manekin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland.

Table of Contents

Saadia Gaon, from 'The Book of the Beliefs and Convictions'; Solomon ibn Gabirol and Shem Tov b. Joseph Falaquera, 'Excerpts from 'The Source of Life''; Moses Maimonides, from 'The Guide of the Perplexed'; Isaac Albalag, from 'The Emendation of the 'Opinions', Moses of Narbonne (Narboni), 'The Treatise on Choice'; Levi Gersonides, from 'The Wars of the Lord'; Hasdai Crescas, from 'The Light of the Lord'; Joseph Albo, from 'The Book of Principles'.

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CIN0521549515A
9780521549516
0521549515
Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings by Charles Manekin (University of Maryland, College Park)
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2008-01-03
302
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