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Scepticism and anti-scepticism in medieval Jewish philosophy and thought /

The tension between reason and revelation has occupied Jewish philosophers for centuries, who were committed, on the one hand, to defending Judaism, and, on the other hand, to remaining loyal to philosophical principles. Maimonides is considered the most prominent Jewish religious philosopher, whose...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies (Universität Hamburg)
Otros Autores: Haliva, Racheli (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Berlin] ; [Boston] : De Gruyter, [2018]
Colección:Studies in text and scepticism v.5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Between philosophic optimism and fideistic scepticism : an overview of medieval Jewish philosophy / Howard Kreisel
  • Scepticism at the service of revelation? : preliminary observations on logic and epistemology in Judah Halevi's Kuzari / Ariel Malachi
  • The passion for metaphysics in Maimonides' thought / Dov Schwartz
  • The purpose of the Guide of the Perplexed, Maimonides' theory of parables, and sceptical versus dogmatic readings of the Guide / Lawrence Kaplan
  • Scepticism and anti-scepticism : the case of Maimonides / Charles H. Manekin
  • The sceptical exegesis of Maimonides and his followers / David Lemler
  • The origin of the world : an anti-sceptical approach in medieval Jewish Averroism / Racheli Haliva
  • The sex life of a metaphysical sceptic : Platonic themes in Gersonides' Commentary on Song of Songs / Yehuda Halper
  • Maimonides, Crescas, and the parable of the castle / Warren Zev Harvey.