Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism in Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Thought.

• Übergeordnet: Studies and Texts in Scepticism Series ; v.5
• Author: Haliva, Racheli.
• Ort / Verlag: Berlin/Boston : : Walter de Gruyter GmbH,, 2018.; Ã2018.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
• Ausgabe: 1st ed.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Serie: Studies and Texts in Scepticism Series
• Beschreibung: 1 online resource (188 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Contents
• Introduction
• Between Philosophic Optimism and Fideistic Scepticism: An Overview of Medieval Jewish Philosophy
• Scepticism at the Service of Revelation? Preliminary Observations on Logic and Epistemology in Judah Halevi's Kuzari
• The Passion for Metaphysics in Maimonides' Thought
• The Purpose of the Guide of the Perplexed, Maimonides' Theory of Parables, and Sceptical versus Dogmatic Readings of the Guide
• Scepticism and Anti-Scepticism: The Case of Maimonides
• The Sceptical Exegesis of Maimonides and His Followers
• The Origin of the World - An Anti-Sceptical Approach in Medieval Jewish Averroism
• The Sex Life of a Metaphysical Sceptic: Platonic Themes in Gersonides' Commentary on Song of Songs
• Maimonides, Crescas, and the Parable of the Castle
• Index.