The twelve studies here are arranged in three distinct groups Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic philosophy, Jewish mysticism, and modern philosophy. One theme that appears in various forms and from different angles in the first two sections is that of Images of the Divine . It figures not only in the account of mystical imagery but also in the discussion of the Know thyself motif, and is closely allied to the subject-matter of the studies dealing with man s ascent to the vision of God and his ultimate felicity.

In the third section three thinkers are discussed: the English Deist, William...

Erstmals werden in diesem Band samtliche Schriften des orthodoxen Rabbiners und Philosophen Alexander Altmanns veroffentlicht, die dieser vor seiner Emigration 1939 schrieb. Im Zentrum stehen zum einen die preisgekronte Dissertation uber Max Scheler und die Versuche, den Sinn judischer Existenz zu bestimmen. Zusammen mit bisher unbekannten Texten wird auf diese Weise die Entwicklung eines herausragenden Denkers vollstandig dokumentiert.

The twelve studies here are arranged in three distinct groups - Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic philosophy, Jewish mysticism, and modern philosophy. One theme that appears in various forms and from different angles in the first two sections is that of 'Images of the Divine'. It figures not only in the account of mystical imagery but also in the discussion of the 'Know thyself' motif, and is closely allied to the subject-matter of the studies dealing with man's ascent to the vision of God and his ultimate felicity.

In the third section three thinkers are discussed: the English Deist,...