A Hebrew encyclopedia of the thirteenth century : natural philosophy in Judah ben Solomon ha-Cohen's Midrash ha-Hokhmah : edition, translation, study / by Resianne Fontaine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fontaine, Resianne.

Series:

Officina philosophica Hebraica ; volume 3

Studies in Jewish history and culture, 1568-5004 ; volume 74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Matkah, Judah ben Solomon, ha-Kohen, active 13th century. Midrash ha-hokhmah.

Matkah, Judah ben Solomon.

Averroës, 1126-1198--Criticism and interpretation.

Averroës.

Science, Medieval.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Averroës, 1126-1198.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiii, 783 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2023]

Language Note:

Original text in Hebrew with parallel English translation; critical matter in English.

Summary:

The first of the three major thirteenth-century Hebrew encyclopedias of science and philosophy, the 'Midrash ha-Hokhmah' presents a survey of philosophy and mathematical sciences. Originally written in Arabic, the author, Judah ben Solomon ha-Cohen, who was inspired by Maimonides? 'Guide of the Perplexed', translated his own work into Hebrew in the 1240s in Italy when he was in the service of Frederick II. The part on natural philosophy edited and translated in this volume is the first Hebrew text to draw extensively on Averroes' commentaries on Aristotle. Over several chapters, Resianne Fontaine explores Judah's ambivalent attitude towards Aristotelian philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 751-775) and index.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9789004518582

9004518584

OCLC:

1381750083

Publisher Number:

9789004518582