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Author:

Rudavsky, Tamar, 1951- author.

Title:

Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages : science, rationalism, and religion / T.M. Rudavsky.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xii, 305 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Jewish philosophy--History.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Philosophical theology.
Judaism--History.--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages {267]-284) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : what Is Jewish philosophy? -- Athens, Jerusalem, and beyond : the formative schools and personalities -- On achieving truth : science, philosophy, and faith -- Divine science : the existence and nature of God -- Philosophical theology : God, suffering, and omniscience -- Creation, time, and eternity -- Philosophical cosmology : the nature of the universe -- On immortality and the nature of the soul -- Social and political thought : happiness, virtue, and living the good life.

Summary:

"T. M. Rudavsky tells the story of the development of Jewish philosophy from the 10th century to Spinoza in the 17th, as part of a dialogue with medieval Christian and Islamic thought. She gives a broad historical survey of major figures and schools within the medieval Jewish tradition, focusing on the tensions between Judaism and rational thought."-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

The Oxford history of philosophy

ISBN:

0199580901
9780199580903

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1013819289

LCCN:

2018937598

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)