Averroes on pathways to divine knowledge / Yehuda Halper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halper, Yehuda, author.

Series:

Emunot : Jewish philosophy and Kabbalah

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Averroës, 1126-1198--Criticism and interpretation.

Averroës.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Academic Studies Press, 2025.

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2025.

Summary:

Averroes sought to understand the divine independently of religious theology by turning to the philosophical works of Aristotle and, to a lesser extent, Plato. This volume explores the various pathways towards attaining divine knowledge that we find in Averroes' commentaries on Aristotle and Plato and in his independent works.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Averroes on Intentionality and the Human Experience of the Natural World

2. Averroes's Epistle on Divine Knowledge as a Dialectical Work: Between Forbidden Interpretation and Philosophical Training

3. Dialecticians and Dialectics in Averroes's Long Commentary on Gamma 2 of Aristotle's Metaphysics

4. The Hierarchy of Terms in the Short Commentary on Metaphysics Λ

5. Averroes's Rewrite of Aristotle's Metaphysics Λ: Establishing the Plain Meaning of the Text in the Middle Commentary

6. Losing Focus: Notes on Averroes's Introduction to Aristotle's Metaphysics Λ in the Long Commentary

7. Happiness, Eros, and the Active Intellect: Understanding Erotic Desire in Averroes's Long Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics Λ in light of the Middle Commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics

8. Expelling Dialectics from the Ideal State: Making the World Safe for Philosophy in Averroes's Commentary on Plato's "Republic"

Endnotes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9798887197623

9798887197630

OCLC:

1515526376