Rudavsky Maimonides

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1802-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Great Minds

A thorough and accessible introduction to Maimonides, arguably oneof the most important Jewish philosophers of all time. This workincorporates material from Maimonides' philosophical, legal,and medical works, providing a synoptic picture ofMaimonides' philosophical range.
* Maimonides was, and remains, one of the most influential andimportant Jewish legalists, who devoted himself to areconceptualization of the entirety of Jewish law
* Offers both an intellectual biography and an exploration of themost important philosophical works in Maimonides' corpus
* Persuasively argues that Maimonides did see himself as engagedin philosophical dialogue
* Maimonides' philosophy is presented in a way that isaccessible to readers with little background in either Jewish ormedieval philosophy
* Secondary readings are provided at the end of each chapter, aswell as a bibliography of recent scholarly articles on some of themore pressing philosophical topics covered in the book

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rudavsky, T. M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Abbreviations.
1. Life and Works.
2. Language, Logic, and the Art of Demonstration.
3. What we can say about God.
4. Philosophical Cosmology.
5. Philosophical Anthropology.
6. Naturalism and Supernaturalism: PROPHECY, Miracles, andDivine Will.
7. Philosophical Theology: Divine Providence, Human Freedom, andTheodicy.
8. Morality, Politics, and the Law.
9. On Human Felicity.
Bibliography.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

T. M. Rudavsky is Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University. She specializes in medieval Jewish philosophy, and is the author of Time Matters: Creation, Time and Cosmology in Medieval Jewish Philosophy (2000). She has edited three volumes: Divine Omniscience and Omnipotence in Medieval Philosophy: Islamic, Jewish, and Christian Perspectives (1984); Gender and Judaism: Tradition and Transformation (1995); and The Cambridge History of Medieval Jewish Philosophy (co-edited with Steven Nadler, 2009). In addition, she has written numerous articles pertaining to medieval Jewish philosophy.