A Hebrew encyclopedia of the thirteenth century: natural philosophy in Judah ben Solomon ha-Cohen's Midrash ha-Hokhmah : edition, translation, study

The first of the three major thirteenth-century Hebrew encyclopedias of science and philosophy, the 'Midrash ha-Hokhmah' presents a survey of philosophy and mathematical sciences. Originally written in Arabic, the author, Judah ben Solomon ha-Cohen, who was inspired by Maimonides? 'Gu...

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1. Verfasser: Fontaine, Resianne 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2023
Schriftenreihe:Studies in Jewish history and culture volume 74
Officina philosophica Hebraica volume 3
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Zusammenfassung:The first of the three major thirteenth-century Hebrew encyclopedias of science and philosophy, the 'Midrash ha-Hokhmah' presents a survey of philosophy and mathematical sciences. Originally written in Arabic, the author, Judah ben Solomon ha-Cohen, who was inspired by Maimonides? 'Guide of the Perplexed', translated his own work into Hebrew in the 124os in Italy when he was in the service of Frederick II. The part on natural philosophy edited and translated in this volume is the first Hebrew text to draw extensively on Averroes? commentaries on Aristotle. Over several chapters, Resianne Fontaine explores Judah?s ambivalent attitude towards Aristotelian philosophy
Beschreibung:XIII, 783 Seiten
ISBN:9789004518582

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