Medieval Jewish philosophical writings
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Medieval Jewish philosophical writings
(Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy)
Cambridge University Press, 2007
- : hbk
- : pbk
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
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Note
Bibliography: p. xxxv-xxxviii
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
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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