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Altmann, Alexander - Stern, Samuel M., Isaac Isaraeli, a neoplatonic philosopher of the early Xth century: his works translated with comments and an outline of his philosophy, Oxford, Oxford University Press (Scripta Judaica, 1), 1958, xxiii + 226 pp.
- Resum
- Recognized as one of the earliest Jewish Neoplatonist writers, Isaac ben Solomon Israeli (ca. 855-955) influenced Muslim, Jewish, and Christian scholars through the Middle Ages. A native of Egypt who wrote in Arabic, Israeli explored definitions of such terms as imagination, sense-perception, desire, love, creation, and 'coming-to-be' in his writings. This classic volume contains English translations of Israeli's philosophical writings, including the "Book of Definitions", the "Book of Substances", and the "Book on Spirit and Soul". Additionally, Isaac Israeli features a biographical sketch of the philosopher and extensive notes and comments on the texts, as well as a survey and appraisal of his philosophy. Restored to print for the first time in decades, Isaac Israeli will be essential reading for students and scholars of medieval philosophy and Jewish studies.
Conté:
* The book of definitions: preliminary note, translation, and comments / S. M. Stern
* The book of substances: preliminary note, translation, and comments / S. M. Stern
* The book on spirit and soul: preliminary note, translation, and comments / S. M. Stern
* The Mantua text: preliminary note, translation, and comments / A. Altmann
* An excerpt from the book on the elements: preliminary note, translation, and comments / A. Altmann
* The philosophy of Isaac Israeli / A. Altmann
- The downward way -- The creator -- First matter and first form (wisdom)--intellect -- The three souls--nature -- Creation, emanation, and natural causality -- The elements and composite substances -- The upward way -- Purification -- Illumination -- Union -- The role of philosophy -- The role of prophecy
- Matèries
- Filosofia
Arabisme
Hebraisme
Jueus
- Notes
- Reimpr.: Westport (Conn.), Greenwood Press, 1979; Chicago, University of Chicago, 2009, amb una presentació d'Alfred Ivry.
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