3 Jewish Philosophers
This anthology brings together the most important works of three Jewish philosophers of the Middle Ages: Selections of the writings of Philo of Alexandria, edited with an introduction by Hans Lewy; Saadia Gaon's Book of Doctrines and Beliefs, abridged, introduced and translated from the Arabic by Alexander Altmann; and Yehudah Halevi's influential Kuzari, abridged and with an introduction and commentary by Isaak Heinemann, together with a selection of Halevi's poetry. All educated students of...
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This anthology brings together the most important works of three Jewish philosophers of the Middle Ages: Selections of the writings of Philo of Alexandria, edited with an introduction by Hans Lewy; Saadia Gaon's Book of Doctrines and Beliefs, abridged, introduced and translated from the Arabic by Alexander Altmann; and Yehudah Halevi's influential Kuzari, abridged and with an introduction and commentary by Isaak Heinemann, together with a selection of Halevi's poetry. All educated students of Jewish thought should be familiar with these seminal writers.
Philo : selectionsCh. 1God and world27Ch. 2God and man31Ch. 3Man and world39Ch. 4The knowledge of God55Ch. 5The mystic way75Ch. 6The soul and her God85Ch. 7On man's humility hope, faith and joy91Ch. 8On vices and virtues99Ch. 9Israel and the nations107Saadya Gaon : book of doctrines and beliefsCh. 1Creatio Ex Nihilo167Ch. 2The unity of the creator195Ch. 3Commandment and prohibition217Ch. 4On obedience and disobedience; compulsion and justice243Ch. 5On merits and demerits255Ch. 6On the essence of the soul, death, and what follows it271Ch. 7The resurrection of the dead in the present world287Ch. 8On the redemption of Israel301Ch. 9On reward and punishment in the future world315Yehudah Halevi : KuzariKuzari : a book of proof and argumentBook I351Commentary to book I375Book II, the unity of God389Commentary to book II409Book III, religious life415Commentary to book III437Book IV, the names of God443Commentary to book IV453Book V, the philosophical and the religious approach to God457Commentary to book V463Songs465Commentary to the songs473
