The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
Influenced originally by Islamic theological speculation, classical philosophers and Christian Scholasticism of the Middle Ages, Jewish thinkers living in Islamic and Christian lands philosophized about Judaism from the ninth to fifteenth centuries. They reflected on the nature of language about...
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Influenced originally by Islamic theological speculation, classical philosophers and Christian Scholasticism of the Middle Ages, Jewish thinkers living in Islamic and Christian lands philosophized about Judaism from the ninth to fifteenth centuries. They reflected on the nature of language about God, the creation of the world, the possibility of human freedom and the relationship between divine and human law. This Companion presents major medieval Jewish thinkers in a comprehensive introduction to a vital period of Jewish intellectual history.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780521655743 (0521655749)
ASIN: 0521655749
Publish date: 2003-09-29
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 508
Edition language: English