A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle AgesThis book surveys the vast body of medieval Jewish philosophy, devoting ample discussion to major figures such as Saadiah Gaon, Maimonides, Abraham Ibn Ezra, Judah Halevi, Abraham Ibn Daoud, and Gersonides, as well as presenting the ancillary texts of lesser known authors. Sirat quotes little-known texts, providing commentary and situating them within their historical and philosophical contexts. A comprehensive bibliography directs the reader to the texts themselves and to recent studies. |
Contents
The Mutakallimūn and other Jewish thinkers inspired | 15 |
The Neoplatonists | 106 |
Judah Halevi and AbulBarakāt | 113 |
Aristotelianism | 141 |
6 | 157 |
The Thirteenth Century | 244 |
The Fifteenth Century | 343 |
The last philosophers in North Africa Provence and Turkey | 397 |
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