Jewish and Islamic Philosophy: Crosspollinations in the Classical Age

Lenn E Goodman

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1999

Jewish and Islamic Philosophy

Crosspollinations in the Classical Age

Lenn E Goodman

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468565

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This book explores the major philosophical issues in the historic interplay of Islamic and Jewish philosophy. The problems considered are issues of abiding philosophical interest:

Freedom and determinism
The nature and meaning of history
The basis of ethical values
The foundations and social implications of friendship
The viability and relevance of the idea of God

The approach taken here is distinctive in several ways. The perspective is cross-cultural, rather than parochial, synthetic rather than descriptive. The object is not to find the 'sources' of ideas, as if to credit the philosophical originality of one group or cast aspersions on the philosophical dependency of another, but rather to follow a conversation that takes place across the centuries.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations and short titles Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
1 Crosspollinations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Rāzī and Epicurus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3 Baḥyā and Kant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
4 Maimonides and the Philosophers of Islam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5 Friendship Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
6 Determinism and freedom in Spinoza, Maimonides and Aristotle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
7 Ibn Khaldun and Thucydides Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Islamic Studies

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Published: June 7, 2022
ISBN: 9781474468565