Yearbook of the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies : 2016 / managing editor Bill Rebiger ; in collaboration with Silke Schaeper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rebiger, Bill, editor.

Schaeper, Silke, contributor.

Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies (Universität Hamburg)

Series:

Jewish thought, philosophy, and religion ; volume 1.

Jewish thought, philosophy and religion ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy.

Physical Description:

vi, 191 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2016]

Summary:

The yearbook mirrors the annual activities of staff and visiting fellows of the Maimonides Centre and reports on symposia, workshops, and lectures taking place at the Centre. Although aimed at a wider audience, the yearbook also contains academic articles and book reviews on scepticism in Judaism and scepticism in general. Staff, visiting fellows, and other international scholars are invited to contribute.

Contents:

Part I Articles

Two Kinds of Belief for Classical Academic Scepticism / Charles E. Snyder Snyder, Charles E. 7

Linguistic Scepticism / Giuseppe Veitri Veitri, Giuseppe 23

The Early Opponents of the Kabbalah and the Role of Sceptical Argumentations: An Outline / Bill Rebiger Rebiger, Bill 39

The Jews and Their Doubts': Anti-Jewish Polemics in the Fascicolo delle vanità giudaiche (1583) by Antonino Stabili / Martina Mampieri Mampieri, Martina 59

Hebraica veritas? Philosophy, Scepticism, and Politics in the Porta Veritatis (1634-1640) / Paolo L. Bernardini Bernardini, Paolo L. 77

Misunderstanding Metaphors: Linguistic Scepticism in Mauthner's Philosophy / Libera Pisano Pisano, Libera 95

Part II Reports

Reports of the Fellows 125

Proposals of the Fellows 147

Reports of the Research Associates 159

Activities and Events 169

Bibliographical Report / Giuseppe Veltri Veltri, Giuseppe 185

Report on the Library of Jewish Scepticism / Silke Schaeper Schaeper, Silke 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Editorial / Giuseppe Veltri. Part 1 Articles : Two kinds of belief for classical academic scepticism / Charles E. Snyder -- Linguistic scepticism / Giuseppe Veltri -- The early opponents of the Kabbalah and the role of sceptical argumentations: an outline / Bill Rebiger -- "The Jews and their doubts:" anti-Jewish polemics in the Fascicolo delle vanità giudaiche (1583) by Antonio Stabili / Martina Mampieri -- Herbraica veritas? Philosophy, scepticism, and politics in the Porta Vertatis / Paolo L. Bernardini -- Misunderstanding metaphors: linguistic scepticism in Mauthner's philosophy / Libera Pisano. Part 2 Reports : Reports of the fellows -- Proposals of the fellows -- Reports of the research associates -- Activities and events -- Bibliographical report / Giuseppe Veltri -- Report on the Library of Jewish Scepticism / Silke Shaeper.

ISBN:

9783110487329

3110487322

OCLC:

965120553