Philo's Heirs: Moses Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas / Luis Cortest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cortest, Luis, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philo, of Alexandria--Influence.

Philo.

Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.

Maimonides, Moses.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The central claim of this book is that Philo of Alexandria's philosophical method served as the model for the philosophical works of Moses Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas. Moses Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas stand as two pillars in the history of religious philosophy. In their respective religious communities each philosopher is considered the great master who expressed the doctrine of the religious tradition in philosophical terms. One of the most important points established in this book is that both of these thinkers inherited a set of standard philosophical topics (divine attributes, creation ex nihilo, divine providence, etc.) which were first developed as philosophical/religious questions by Philo. In effect, Philo's philosophical method shaped the history of Western philosophy until the late seventeenth century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgement of Outside Financial Support

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 The Marriage of Athens and Jerusalem: Philo of Alexandria

Chapter 2 Christian Philosophy after Philo

Chapter 3 The Rabbi and the Friar at a Glance

Chapter 4 The Divine Attributes

Chapter 5 In the Beginning

Chapter 6 Divine Providence

Chapter 7 Natural Law

Chapter 8 Prophecy

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-61811-631-2

OCLC:

989520336