Joseph ibn Kaspi : : portrait of a Hebrew philosopher in medieval provence / / by Adrian Sackson.

Joseph Ibn Kaspi was among the most prolific philosophical writers in one of the most vibrant, productive, creative periods in the history of Jewish philosophy. Born around 1280 in Provence, Ibn Kaspi penned works engaging a broad range of fields, including philosophy, theology, grammar, logic, bibl...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2017]
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 71.
Physical Description:1 online resource (361 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Joseph Ibn Kaspi: An Intellectual Portrait
  • A Hebrew Philosopher in Medieval Provence
  • (Jewish) Philosophy as a Way of Life: Joseph Ibn Kaspi’s Intellectual Project
  • Joseph Ibn Kaspi as Interpreter of Maimonides and Maimonidean Interpreter
  • The Republic in Hebrew: Ibn Kaspi and Platonic Political Thought
  • Rationalistic Messianism and the Vicissitudes of History
  • Conclusion
  • Joseph Ibn Kaspi, Terumat ha-Kesef: Summary of Plato’s Republic
  • Joseph Ibn Kaspi, Tam ha-Kesef, Eighth Discourse: Critical Edition and Annotated English Translation
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes.