Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 904 Seiten
Year of publication:
2008
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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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