Law, Reason, and Morality in Medieval Jewish Philosophy: Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides
Author:   Jonathan Jacobs (The Richard J. and Jean Head Professor of Philosophy, Colgate University, New York)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   246
Publication Date:   05 August 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Law, Reason, and Morality in Medieval Jewish Philosophy: Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides


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Author:   Jonathan Jacobs (The Richard J. and Jean Head Professor of Philosophy, Colgate University, New York)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.448kg
ISBN:  

9780199542833


ISBN 10:   019954283
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   05 August 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1: Athens, Jerusalem, and Jewish Moral Thought 2: Freedom of the Will, Covenant, and Moral Capability 3: Moral Psychology, Revelation, and Virtue 4: Jewish Moral Thought and Practical Wisdom 5: Requirements, Ideals, and Divine Commands 6: Judaism and Natural Law: Some Background Considerations 7: 'The Reasons of the Commandments' and Natural Law Bibliography

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Jacobs has performed an excellent service to scholars of medieval Jewish thought in showing its relevance today, as well as in proposing an authentic way to read the medieval philosophers by trying to avoid the retrospective use of post-Enlightenment categories. Gyongyi Hegedus, Philosophy in Review one of the most encompassing, sensitive, and helpful appreciations of Judaism's covenant-based but legalistically-structured relationship with the deity available today. Along the way Jacobs corrects a host of misconceptions. Heythrop Journal Ultimately, Jacobs book is a terrific success. An informed and attentive reader cannot help but see parallels between the medieval ideas discussed and key lines of thought today. Brian Feltham, Ratio


one of the most encompassing, sensitive, and helpful appreciations of Judaism's covenant-based but legalistically-structured relationship with the deity available today. Along the way Jacobs corrects a host of misconceptions. Heythrop Journal Ultimately, Jacobs book is a terrific success. An informed and attentive reader cannot help but see parallels between the medieval ideas discussed and key lines of thought today. Brian Feltham, Ratio


Author Information

Jonathan Jacobs is Director of The Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York.

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