Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages / / Raphael Jospe.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Backlist eBook-Package 2008-2013
• VerfasserIn: Jospe, Raphael,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (620 p.)

Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages presents an overview of the formative period of medieval Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings with Saadiah Gaon to its apex in Maimonides, when Jews living in Islamic countries and writing in Arabic were the first to develop a conscious and continuous tradition of philosophy.The book includes a dictionary of selected philosophic terms, and discusses the Greek and Arabic schools of thought that influenced the Jewish thinkers and to which they responded. The discussion covers: the nature of Jewish philosophy, Saadiah Gaon and the Kalam, Jewish Neo-Platonism, Bahya ibn Paqudah, Abraham ibn Ezra's philosophical Bible exegesis, Judah Ha-Levi's critique of philosophy, Abraham ibn Daud and the transition to Aristotelianism, Maimonides, and the controversy over Maimonides and philosophy.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Section I. FOUNDATIONS -- Chapter One. What is Jewish Philosophy? -- Chapter Two. Sa‘adiah Ga’on and the Kalam -- Chapter Three. Jewish Neoplatonism: Isaac Israeli and Solomon ibn Gabirol -- Chapter Four. Bahya ibn Paquda: The Duties of the Heart -- Section II. TRANSITIONS -- Chapter Five. Philosophical Exegesis of the Bible: Abraham ibn Ezra -- Chapter Six. Judah Ha-Levi and the Critique of Philosophy -- Chapter Seven. The Transition to Aristotelianism: Abraham ibn Da’ud -- Section III. RAMBAM -- Chapter Eight. Principles of Judaism -- Chapter Nine. The Guide of the Perplexed: On God -- Chapter Ten. The Guide of the Perplexed: On the World and Humans -- Section IV. THE CONTROVERSY OVER PHILOSOPHY AND RAMBAM -- Chapter Eleven. The Controversy over Philosophy and Rambam -- Appendices -- Appendix I. Cosmology: The Spheres And Emanation -- Appendix II. The Categories -- Index