Medieval Jewish Philosophical Writings 1st Edition by Charles Manekin 9780521840231 0521840236
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ISBN 10: 0521840236
ISBN 13: 9780521840231
Author: Charles Manekin
Medieval Jewish intellectuals living in Muslim and Christian lands were strongly concerned to recover what they regarded as a ‘lost’ Jewish philosophical tradition. As part of this project they transmitted and produced many philosophical and scientific works and commentaries, as well as philosophical commentary on scripture, in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, the principal literary languages of medieval Jewry. This volume presents translations of seven prominent medieval Jewish rationalists: Saadia Gaon, Solomon ibn Gabirol, Moses Maimonides, Isaac Albalag, Moses of Narbonne, Levi Gersonides, Hasdai Crescas and Joseph Albo – including, for the first time in English, the complete Falaquera abridgement of Gabirol’s Source of Life. These works range over topics that are both theological (e.g. the creation of the world) and philosophical (e.g. determinism and free choice), but they are characterized by two overarching principles: the unity of truth, and its accessibility to human reason.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Saadia Gaon, from The Book of the Beliefs and Convictions
Chapter 2: Solomon ibn Gabirol and Shem Tov b. Joseph Falaquera, Excerpts from The Source of Life
Chapter 3: Moses Maimonides, from The Guide of the Perplexed
Chapter 4: Isaac Albalag, from The Emendation of the “Opinions”
Chapter 5: Moses of Narbonne (Narboni), The Treatise on Choice
Chapter 6: Levi Gersonides, from The Wars of the Lord
Chapter 7: Hasdai Crescas, from The Light of the Lord
Chapter 8: Joseph Albo, from The Book of Principles
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