The classic Jewish philosophers : from Saadia through the Renaissance /

The classic Jewish philosophers : from Saadia through the Renaissance / / by Eliezer Schweid ; translated by Leonard Levin.

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This book provides a standard reference of the major medieval Jewish philosophers, as well as an eminently readable narrative of the course of medieval Jewish philosophical thought, presented as a response to the spiritual-intellectual challenges facing Judaism in that period. The accounts of Saadia...

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Superior document:Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy, v. 3
:
Schweid, Eliezer, 1929-2022.
TeilnehmendeR:
Levin, Leonard, 1946-
Year of Publication:2008
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 3.
Physical Description:1 online resource (524 p.)
Notes:Originally published as ha-Filosofim ha-gedolim shelanu, Miskal/Yediot Aharonot Books, 1999.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / E. Schweid
  • Chapter One. R. Saadia Gaon / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Two. R. Isaac Ben Solomon Israeli / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Three. R. Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn Pakudah / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Four. R. Solomon Ibn Gabirol / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Five. R. Abraham Bar Hiyya / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Six. R. Judah Halevi / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Seven. Maimonides’S Personality And Oeuvre / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Eight. Maimonides’S Earlier Philosophical Writings The Introductions To The Mishnah / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Nine. Maimonides’ Politics, Psychology And Ethics / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Ten. Maimonides’S Theory Of Prophecy / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Eleven. Foundations Of Maimonides’S Theology / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Twelve. Creation And Providence In Maimonides / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Thirteen. Summary Of Maimonidean Thought / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Fourteen. The Maimonidean Controversy / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Fifteen. Transformations In Aristotelian Philosophy / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Sixteen. Gersonides / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Seventeen. R. Hasdai Crescas / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Eighteen. R. Joseph Albo / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Nineteen. The Turn To Cultural Thought / E. Schweid
  • Chapter Twenty. From Spain To Italy / E. Schweid
  • Bibliography / E. Schweid
  • Index Of Names / E. Schweid
  • Index Of Topics / E. Schweid.

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