Without Any Doubt: Gersonides on Method and Knowledge: 13 (Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, 13) - Hardcover

Sara Klein-Braslavy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004206523 ISBN 13: 9789004206526

Publisher: BRILL, 2011

Synopsis

This book collects eight articles on the thought and method of Gersonides (Provence, 1288-1344). They deal with: his methods of inquiry and composition; his use of introductions; his method in the supercommentaries on Averroes; and his methods of biblical exegesis.

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About the Author

Sara Klein-Braslavy, Ph.D (1972), Sorbonne - Paris IV, is professor emerita of Jewish Philosophy at Tel Aviv University. She is the author of four books on Maimonides biblical exegesis and of numerous articles on Jewish medieval philosophy.

From the Back Cover

Gersonides Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (Provence, 1288 1344) was a multifaceted thinker. Endowed with his original and critical mind, he did not accept the authority of his predecessors but investigated every matter for himself. His extraordinary attention to method both of inquiry and of writing stands out clearly in his own work and in his reading of certain biblical books. The eight articles on Gersonides thought and method collected in this volume address four main topics: Gersonides methods of inquiry and composition; the use of introductions in his own works and in biblical books; his method in the supercommentaries on Averroes; and his methods of biblical exegesis.

Edition details

• Publisher: BRILL
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004206523
• ISBN 13: 9789004206526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360