Philosophy in a Time of Crisis: Don Isaac Abravanel: Defender of the Faith

ISBN-13: 9780415593045 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 214 str.

Seymour Feldman;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

The expulsion from Spain led to the dispersion of Spanish Jewry and a crisis in Jewish faith. Don Isaac Abravanel provided a treatment of the main philosophical beliefs of Judaism in an attempt to resolve the doubts of his co-religionists.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction  1. Isaac Abravanel, the Man and his Works  2. Hasdai Crescas and the Crisis of 1391  3. Crescas' Philosophical Legacy  Part 2: Isaac Abravanel's Philosophy of Judaism  1. The Nature of Religious Belief  2. Creation of the World  3. Miracles  4. Prophecy  5. Divine Omniscience and Human Choice  6. Immortality of the Soul  7. Resurrection of the Dead  8. Divine Providence  9. The Messiah  10. Isaac Abravanel: Anti-rationalist, Mystic or Philosophical-Theologian?  Part 3: "An Inheritance For Your Children" - Judah Abravanel  1. Jewish Philosophy in an Italian Key  2. "Judah in Exile"  3. The Circle of Love  4. "In the Beginning God Created Heaven and Earth" - A Neoplatonic Midrash  Conclusion  Notes  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Seymour Feldman is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Rutgers University.