The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy
From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century
Volume 1
Part of Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy
- Editors:
- Steven Nadler, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- T. M. Rudavsky, Ohio State University
- Date Published: December 2008
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521843232
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The first volume in this comprehensive work is an exploration of the history of Jewish philosophy from its beginnings in antiquity to the early modern period, with a particular emphasis on medieval Jewish thought. Unlike most histories, encyclopedias, guides, or companions of Jewish philosophy, this volume is organized by philosophical topic rather than by chronology or individual figures. There are sections on logic and language; natural philosophy; epistemology, philosophy of mind, and psychology; metaphysics and philosophical theology; and practical philosophy. There are also chapters on the intellectual background of Jewish philosophy, including Islamic and Greek thought and the Jewish philosophical textual traditions. With essays by leading scholars in the field, this volume provides the reader with a wonderful overview of the richness and sophistication of Jewish philosophy in its golden age.
Read more- Never-before-published essays by leading scholars
- Organized by philosophical topic rather than chronology or individual figures
- Fills an important gap in Cambridge's prominent histories of philosophy
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"This excellent collection of essays by 23 leading scholars explores the history of Jewish philosophy from antiquity (Philo) to the early modern period (Spinoza). Emphasis is on the golden age of medieval Jewish thought, with its interplay within rabbinic textual traditions and in the context of its intellectual background of Greek and Arabic thought. Distinguishing it from similar guides is its thematic orientation organized according to philsophic categories, e.g., metaphysics, epistemology, and political philosophy...Highly recommended."
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- Date Published: December 2008
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521843232
- length: 916 pages
- dimensions: 236 x 159 x 45 mm
- weight: 1.36kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Introduction Steven Nadler and T. M. Rudavsky
Part I. Texts and Contexts:
1. The Greek background Kenneth Seeskin
2. The Muslim context Sarah Stroumsa
3. Textual traditions Mauro Zonta
4. Philosophical interpretations of the Bible Howard Kreisel
5. Mysticism and philosophy Micah Gottlieb
Part II. Logic and Language:
6. Proposition and judgment Charles H. Manekin
7. Reasoning and demonstration Norbert M. Samuelson
8. Meaning and language Josef Stern
Part III. Natural Philosophy:
9. Matter, form, and the corporeal world Sarah Pessin
10. Cosmology: the heavenly bodies Gad Freudenthal
11. Miracles Ari Ackerman
12. Time, space, and infinity T. M. Rudavsky
13. Exhalations and other meteorological themes Resianne Fontaine
Part IV. Epistemology and Psychology:
14. Belief, knowledge, and certainty Idit Dobbs-Weinstein
15. Understanding prophecy: four traditions Barry S. Kogan
16. Intellect and soul James T. Robinson
Part V. Metaphysics and Philosophical Theology:
17. God's existence and attributes Carlos Fraenkel
18. Creation and emanation Lenn E. Goodman
19. Theodicy and providence Steven Nadler
20. Divine omnipotence, omniscience, and human freedom Seymour Feldman
Part VI. Practical Philosophy:
21. Virtue and happiness Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
22. Politics and the state Abraham Melamed
23. Divine law and human practices Daniel H. Frank.
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