Overview
T. M. Rudavsky presents a new account of the development of Jewish philosophy from the tenth century to Spinoza in the seventeenth, viewed as part of an ongoing dialogue with medieval Christian and Islamic thought. Her aim is to provide a broad historical survey of major figures and schools within the medieval Jewish tradition, focusing on the tensions between Judaism and rational thought. This is reflected in particular philosophical controversies across a wide range of issues in metaphysics, language, cosmology, and philosophical theology. The book illuminates our understanding of medieval thought by offering a much richer view of the Jewish philosophical tradition, informed by the considerable recent research that has been done in this area.
Full Product Details
Author: T. M. Rudavsky (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.484kg
ISBN: 9780198866947
ISBN 10: 0198866941
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 April 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
An important contribution to the ongoing debate about how to define medieval Jewish philosophy ... Rudavsky's book demonstrates that there was a need for a fresh approach to the field. It may yet give scholars hope for a resurgence of interest in medieval Jewish philosophy among new students and veteran scholars alike. * Alexander Green, H-Net * Rudavsky's ability to combine breadth, depth, and clarity, with concision and relative brevity is close to breath-taking. I have no doubt that this book will be of immense value to teachers of intellectual history, Jewish thought, and medieval philosophy. . . . Rudavsky has produced a magnificent and accessible work of scholarship that opens up an often-overlooked world of philosophy to scholars and laypeople alike. * Samuel Lebens, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews * Rudavsky's book is certain to contribute appreciably to its readers' philosophical felicity. * James A. Diamond, Journal of the History of Philosophy *
Author Information
T.M. Rudavsky is Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University. She is co-editor with Prof. Steven Nadler of the Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009) and author of Time Matters: Time, Creation and Cosmology in Medieval Jewish Philosophy (2000). Her most recent book Maimonides (2010) has appeared in the ""Great Minds"" series with Blackwells-Wiley Press. She is the author of numerous articles and encyclopedia entries, and her major research continues to focus on issues connected to philosophical cosmology in medieval Jewish and scholastic thought.
