The Cambridge history of Jewish philosophy. [Volume 1], From antiquity through the seventeenth century / [edited by] Steven Nadler, T.M. Rudavsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nadler, Steven M., 1958- editor.

Rudavsky, Tamar, 1951- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy--History.

Jewish philosophy.

Judaism and philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 904 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 / Michah Gottlieb

6. Propositions and propositional inference / Charles H. Manekin

7. Reasoning and demonstration / Norbert M. Samuelson

8. Meaning and language / Josef Stein

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

14. Belief, knowledge, and certainty / Idit Dobbs-Weinstein

15. Understanding prophecy : four traditions / Barry S. Kogan

16. Soul and intellect / James T. Robinson

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

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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ISBN:

9781139055956 (ebook)

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