Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Thought

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2018

Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Thought

Edited by: Racheli Haliva

Volume 5 in the series Studies and Texts in Scepticism

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110553321

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The tension between reason and revelation has occupied Jewish philosophers for centuries, who were committed, on the one hand, to defending Judaism, and, on the other hand, to remaining loyal to philosophical principles.

Maimonides is considered the most prominent Jewish religious philosopher, whose aim was to reconcile philosophy, in particular Aristotelian philosophy, with the fundamental principles of Judaism. But many other Jewish thinkers, before and after him, also struggled with this task, raising the question whether it is possible to attain this reconciliation.

The connection between philosophy and religion was often not an obvious one. As a consequence, it could serve in some cases as grounds for supporting Maimonides’ project, while in others it could lead to rejection.
Scepticism and Anti septicism in Medieval Jewish Thought focuses on sceptical questions, methods, strategies, and approaches raised by Jewish thinkers in the Middle Ages. In a series of lectures, we examine the variety of attitudes presented by these thinkers, as well as the latest readings of contemporary scholars concerning those attitudes.

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Racheli Haliva, Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies, Hamburg, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Racheli Haliva Open Access Download PDF	1
Between Philosophic Optimism and Fideistic Scepticism: An Overview of Medieval Jewish Philosophy Howard Kreisel Open Access Download PDF	7
Scepticism at the Service of Revelation? Preliminary Observations on Logic and Epistemology in Judah Halevi’s Kuzari Ariel Malachi Open Access Download PDF	23
The Passion for Metaphysics in Maimonides’ Thought Dov Schwartz Open Access Download PDF	41
The Purpose of the Guide of the Perplexed, Maimonides’ Theory of Parables, and Sceptical versus Dogmatic Readings of the Guide Lawrence Kaplan Open Access Download PDF	67
Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism: The Case of Maimonides Charles H. Manekin Open Access Download PDF	86
The Sceptical Exegesis of Maimonides and His Followers David Lemler Open Access Download PDF	107
The Origin of the World – An Anti-Sceptical Approach in Medieval Jewish Averroism Racheli Haliva Open Access Download PDF	130
The Sex Life of a Metaphysical Sceptic: Platonic Themes in Gersonides’ Commentary on Song of Songs Yehuda Halper Open Access Download PDF	146
Maimonides, Crescas, and the Parable of the Castle Warren Zev Harvey Open Access Download PDF	167
Index Open Access Download PDF	177

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in Medieval Studies, Jewish Studies, History of Philosophy, History of ideas
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 179
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- Illustrations: 0
- Tables: 0
Keywords: Maimonides; Crescas; Jewish Averroism; Scepticism in the Middle Ages; Judah ha-Levi

eBook

Published: September 24, 2018
ISBN: 9783110553321

Hardcover

Published: September 24, 2018
ISBN: 9783110551686