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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      28 May 2006
      11 September 2003
      ISBN:
      9781139000055
      9780521652070
      9780521655743
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521652073
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.878kg, 508 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.812kg, 508 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Philosophy, Judaism, Philosophy: General Interest, Religion, Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Judaism, Philosophy: General Interest, Religion, Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
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    From the ninth to the fifteenth centuries Jewish thinkers living in Islamic and Christian lands philosophized about Judaism. Influenced first by Islamic theological speculation and the great philosophers of classical antiquity, and then in the late medieval period by Christian Scholasticism, Jewish philosophers and scientists reflected on the nature of language about God, the scope and limits of human understanding, the eternity or createdness of the world, prophecy and divine providence, the possibility of human freedom, and the relationship between divine and human law. Though many viewed philosophy as a dangerous threat, others incorporated it into their understanding of what it is to be a Jew. This Companion presents all the major Jewish thinkers of the period, the philosophical and non-philosophical contexts of their thought, and the interactions between Jewish and non-Jewish philosophers. It is a comprehensive introduction to a vital period of Jewish intellectual history.

    Reviews

    ‘… this companion contains much excellent material and I would recommend it very highly.’

    Source: Jewish Chronicle

    ‘… this is a useful collection that would probably function well as an advanced introduction to Medieval Jewish Philosophy for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students.‘

    Source: Journal of Jewish Studies

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