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Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages

Science, Rationalism, and Religion

T. M. Rudavsky (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University)

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English
Oxford University Press
02 August 2018
T. M. Rudavsky presents a new account of the development of Jewish philosophy from the tenth century to Spinoza in the seventeenth, viewed as part of an ongoing dialogue with medieval Christian and Islamic thought.

Her aim is to provide a broad historical survey of major figures and schools within the medieval Jewish tradition, focusing on the tensions between Judaism and rational thought. This is reflected in particular philosophical controversies across a wide range of issues in metaphysics, language, cosmology, and philosophical theology.

The book illuminates our understanding of medieval thought by offering a much richer view of the Jewish philosophical tradition, informed by the considerable recent research that has been done in this area.

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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 242mm,  Width: 163mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9780199580903
ISBN 10:   0199580901
Series:   The Oxford History of Philosophy
Pages:   318
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1: Introduction: What Is Jewish Philosophy? 2: Athens, Jerusalem, and Beyond: The Formative Schools and Personalities 3: On Achieving Truth: Science, Philosophy, and Faith 4: Divine Science: The Existence and Nature of God 5: Philosophical Theology: God, Suffering, and Omniscience 6: Creation, Time, and Eternity 7: Philosophical Cosmology: The Nature of the Universe 8: On Immortality and the Nature of the Soul 9: Social and Political Thought: Happiness, Virtue, and Living the Good Life 10: Concluding Comments

"T.M. Rudavsky is Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University. She, she is co-editor with Steven Nadler of the Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009) and author of Time Matters: Time, Creation and Cosmology in Medieval Jewish Philosophy (2000). Her most recent book (2010) on Maimonides has appeared in the ""Great Minds"" series with Blackwell-Wiley Press. The author as well of numerous articles and encyclopedia entries, her major research continues to focus on issues connected to philosophical cosmology in medieval Jewish and scholastic thought."

Reviews for Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages: Science, Rationalism, and Religion

an important contribution to the ongoing debate about how to define medieval Jewish philosophy ... Rudavsky's book demonstrates that there was a need for a fresh approach to the field. It may yet give scholars hope for a resurgence of interest in medieval Jewish philosophy among new students and veteran scholars alike. * Alexander Green, H-Net * Rudavsky's ability to combine breadth, depth, and clarity, with concision and relative brevity is close to breath-taking. I have no doubt that this book will be of immense value to teachers of intellectual history, Jewish thought, and medieval philosophy. . . . Rudavsky has produced a magnificent and accessible work of scholarship that opens up an often-overlooked world of philosophy to scholars and laypeople alike. * Samuel Lebens, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *


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