Spinoza and medieval Jewish philosophy /

"Over the last two decades there has been an increasing interest in the influence of medieval Jewish thought upon Spinoza's philosophy. The essays in this volume, by Spinoza specialists and leading scholars in the field of medieval Jewish philosophy, consider the various dimensions of the...

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Other Authors: Nadler, Steven M., 1958- (Editor), Nadler, Steven, 1958- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mortality of the soul from Alexander of Aphrodisias to Spinoza
  • Spinoza and the determinist tradition in medieval Jewish philosophy
  • The science of scripture: Abraham Ibn Ezra and Spinoza on biblical hermeneutics
  • Spinoza's rejection of Maimonideanism
  • Ishq, Hesheq, and Amor Dei Intellectualis
  • Monotheism at bay: the gods of Maimonides and Spinoza
  • Moral agency without free will: Spinoza's naturalizing of moral psychology in a Maimonidean key
  • Virtue, reason, and moral luck: Maimonides, Gersonides, Spinoza
  • 'Something of it remains': Spinoza and Gersonides on intellectual eternity
  • Hasdai Crescas and Spinoza on actual infinity and the infinity of God's attributes.