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The Cambridge history of Jewish philosophy

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This volume surveys the history of Jewish philosophy from antiquity to the early modern period. There are sections on logic and language, natural philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of mind and psychology, metaphysics and philosophical theology, and practical philosophy.

Title The Cambridge history of Jewish philosophy : from antiquity through the seventeenth century / [edited by] Steven Nadler, T.M. Rudavsky.
Contributors Nadler, Steven M., 1958-
Rudavsky, Tamar, 1951-
Publisher Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Creation Date 2009
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 833-885) and index.
Content 1. The Greek background / Kenneth Seeskin -- 2. The Muslim context / Sarah Stroumsa -- 3. Textual traditions / Mauro Zonta -- 4. Philosophical interpretations of the Bible / Howard Kreisel -- 5. Mysticism and philosophy / Michah Gottlieb -- 6. Propositions and propositional inference / Charles H. Manekin -- 7. Reasoning and demonstration / Norbert M. Samuelson -- 8. Meaning and language / Josef Stein -- 9. Matter, form, and the corporeal world / Sarah Pessin -- 10. Cosmology : the heavenly bodies / Gad Freudenthal -- 11. Miracles / Ari Ackerman -- 12. Time, space, and infinity / T.M. Rudavsky -- 13. Exhalations and other meteorological themes / Resianne Fontaine -- 14. Belief, knowledge, and certainty / Idit Dobbs-Weinstein -- 15. Understanding prophecy : four traditions / Barry S. Kogan -- 16. Soul and intellect / James T. Robinson -- 17. God's existence and attributes / Carlos Fraenkel -- 18. Creation and emanation / Lenn E. Goodman -- 19. Theodicy and providence / Steven Nadler -- 20. Divine omnipotence, omniscience, and human freedom / Seymour Feldman -- 21. Virtue and happiness / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- 22. Politics and the state / Abraham Melamed -- 23. Divine law and human practices / Daniel H. Frank
Extent xi, 904 pages
24 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990026549000205171

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