Before Maimonides : a new philosophical dialogue in Hebrew / Y. Tzvi Langermann.

Author
Langermann, Y. Tzvi [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024?]
Description
pages cm

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      Series
      Études sur le Judaïsme médiéval, 0169-815X ; volume 96
      Summary note
      "All can agree that the achievement of Moses Maimonides (d. 1204) set the standard for subsequent works of "Jewish philosophy". But just what were the contours of philosophical-scientific inquiry that Maimonides replaced? A fairly large array of diverse texts have been studied, but no comprehensive picture has yet emerged. The newly discovered Hebrew dialogue published here has points of contact of various depth with most of the major works of pre-Maimonidean thought. It shares as well influences from without, especially from the Islamic kalam. The dialogue thus presents, in an engaging literary form, a clear and detailed snapshot of pre-Maimonidean philosophy and science"-- Provided by publisher.
      Notes
      Contains an edition of a 14th century manuscript (eleven leaves), Ms. Codex 1856 preserved at the Kislak Center for Special Collections of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Action note
      Committed to retain indefinite until ended by the majority of agreeing parties — Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation Shared Book Collection - Book Plan for Brill Monographs (NjP)
      Contents
      • Situating Pre-Maimonidean Jewish Philosophy
      • Conspectus
      • The Historical-Philosophical Context: Pre-Maimonidean Jewish Thought in the Iberian Peninsula
      • Transcription, Translation, Innovation
      • Text and Translation.
      ISBN
      • 9789004529519
      • 9004529519
      LCCN
      2023040243
      OCLC
      1395539726
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