Before Maimonides : a new philosophical dialogue in Hebrew / Y. Tzvi Langermann.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Langermann, Y. Tzvi, author.

Series:

• Études sur le Judaïsme médiéval, 0169-815X ; volume 96

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Jewish philosophy--Spain.
• Jewish philosophy--To 1500.
• Wills, Ethical--Specimens.
• Tibon, Yehudah ibn, approximately 1120-approximately 1190--Influence.

Physical Description:

151 pages cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024?]

Summary:

"All can agree that the achievement of Moses Maimonides (d. 1204) set the standard for subsequent works of "Jewish philosophy". But just what were the contours of philosophical-scientific inquiry that Maimonides replaced? A fairly large array of diverse texts have been studied, but no comprehensive picture has yet emerged. The newly discovered Hebrew dialogue published here has points of contact of various depth with most of the major works of pre-Maimonidean thought. It shares as well influences from without, especially from the Islamic kalam. The dialogue thus presents, in an engaging literary form, a clear and detailed snapshot of pre-Maimonidean philosophy and science"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Situating Pre-Maimonidean Jewish Philosophy
• Conspectus
• The Historical-Philosophical Context: Pre-Maimonidean Jewish Thought in the Iberian Peninsula
• Transcription, Translation, Innovation
• Text and Translation.

Notes:

• Contains an edition of a 14th century manuscript (eleven leaves), Ms. Codex 1856 preserved at the Kislak Center for Special Collections of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Langermann, Y. Tzvi. Before Maimonides

ISBN:

• 9789004529519
• 9004529519

OCLC:

1395539726