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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haliva, Racheli.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Studies and Texts in Scepticism Series
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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.