Isaac Abravanel

Six Lectures

Buch | Softcover

194 Seiten

2015
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-50208-6 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1937, this book contains six essays on the teaching and thought of Isaac ben Judah Abravanel. The authors explain key points such as the Iberian background to Abravanel's work, his differences with other philosophers of his age, and the influence of his son, Leone Ebreo, on the Renaissance.

Originally published in 1937 on the occasion of the five hundredth anniversary of the birth of Isaac ben Judah Abravanel, this book contains six essays on his teaching and thought by a number of scholars. The authors explain key points such as the Iberian background to Abravanel's work, his differences with other philosophers of his age, and the influence of his son, Leone Ebreo, on the Renaissance. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Abravanel's life and teaching or in Medieval Jewish philosophy.

Preface; Isaac Abravanel and his age H. Loewe; 1. Introduction Paul Goodman; 2. Spain in the age of Abravanel I. González Llubera; 3. Abravanel's literary work M. Gaster; 4. Abravanel as exegete L. Rabinowitz; 5. On Abravanel's philosophical tendency and political teaching L. Strauss; 6. Leone Ebreo and the Renaissance A. R. Milburn.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.4.2015
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	200 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters
ISBN-10	1-107-50208-X / 110750208X
ISBN-13	978-1-107-50208-6 / 9781107502086
Zustand	Neuware