Studies on Gersonides : : A Fourteenth-Century Jewish Philosopher-Scientist / / edited by Gad Freudenthal.

• Superior document: Collection de Travaux de l'Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences Series ; Volume 36
• TeilnehmendeR: Freudenthal, Gad,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : E.J. Brill,, [1992]; ©1992
• Year of Publication: 1992
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English; French
• Series: Collection des travaux de l'Académie internationale d'histoire des sciences ; Volume 36.
• Physical Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 422 pages).
• Notes: Includes index.

R. Levi ben Gershom (Gersonides, 1288-1344) is one of the greatest and most original figures of Medieval Jewish thought. He wrote numerous works in philosophy, science and biblical exegesis. Some of his scientific works, most notably his highly innovative Astronomy, were translated from Hebrew into Latin and could thus reach non-Jewish scholars. The twelve studies collected in this bilingual volume (English and French in equal parts) offer for the first time a comprehensive overview and assessment of Gersonides' work in astronomy, mathematics, logic, natural science, and psychology. Gersonides' contributions are analyzed within the context of contemporary philosophy and science in Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin. New light is also shed on the reception of Gersonides' work within European science. The volume includes a very extensive bibliography of writings by and about Gersonides.