Spinoza and the medieval Jewish philosophers Warren Zeb Harvey

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Warren, 1943- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Benedict de Spinoza

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Benedict de Spinoza 2977-7364

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophers.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Over the last two decades there has been an increasing interest in the influence of medieval Jewish thought upon Spinoza's philosophy. The essays in this volume, by Spinoza specialists and leading scholars in the field of medieval Jewish philosophy, consider the various dimensions of the rich, important, but vastly under-studied relationship between Spinoza and earlier Jewish thinkers. It is the first such collection in any language, and together the essays provide a detailed and extensive analysis of how different elements in Spinoza's metaphysics, epistemology, moral philosophy, and political and religious thought relate to the views of his Jewish philosophical forebears, such as Maimonides, Gersonides, Ibn Ezra, Crescas, and others. The topics addressed include the immortality of the soul, the nature of God, the intellectual love of God, moral luck, the nature of happiness, determinism and free will, the interpretation of Scripture, and the politics of religion"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Saadia Gaon (892-942)

Rashi (1040-1105) and Pseudo-Rashi (12th century)

Judah Halevi (c. 1075-1141)

Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1167)

Moses Maimonides (1138-1204)

Abraham Abulafia (1240-1291)

Joseph Kaspi (1280-1345)

Isaac Polgar (early 14th century)

Levi Gersonides (1288-1344)

Ḥasdai Crescas (c. 1340-1411)

Profayt Duran alias Efodi (c. 1350-c. 1415)

Joseph Albo (1380-1444)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 11, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Harvey, Warren, 1943- Spinoza and the medieval Jewish philosophers

ISBN:

9781009695398

1009695398

OCLC:

1601790953

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