Hoppa till sidans huvudinnehåll

Law, Reason, and Morality in Medieval Jewish Philosophy

Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

AvJonathan Jacobs,New York) Jacobs, Jonathan (The Richard J. and Jean Head Professor of Philosophy, Colgate University

1 849 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.


The medieval Jewish philosophers Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides made significant contributions to moral philosophy in ways that remain relevant today. Jonathan Jacobs explicates shared, general features of the thought of these thinkers and also highlights their distinctive contributions to understanding moral thought and moral life. The rationalism of these thinkers is a key to their views. They argued that seeking rational understanding of Torah's commandments and the created order is crucial to fulfilling the covenant with God, and that intellectual activity and ethical activity form a spiral of mutual reinforcement. In their view, rational comprehension and ethical action jointly constitute a life of holiness. Their insights are important in their own right and are also relevant to enduring issues in moral epistemology and moral psychology, resonating even in the contemporary context.The central concerns of this study include (i) the relations between revelation and rational justification, (ii) the roles of intellectual virtue and ethical virtue in human perfection, (iii) the implications of theistic commitments for topics such as freedom of the will, the acquisition of virtues and vices, repentance, humility, and forgiveness, (iv) contrasts between medieval Jewish moral thought and the practical wisdom approach to moral philosophy and the natural law approach to it, and (v) the universality and objectivity of moral elements of Torah.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2010-08-05
  • Mått148 x 223 x 23 mm
  • Vikt448 g
  • FormatInbunden
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor246
  • FörlagOUP OXFORD
  • ISBN9780199542833
Hoppa över listan

Mer från samma författare

Judaic Sources and Western Thought

Jonathan Jacobs, The City University of New York) Jacobs, Jonathan (, Director, Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, and Professor of Philosophy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Jonathan A. Jacobs, Jonathan A Jacobs

Inbunden

1 919 kr

Ethics A–Z

Jonathan Jacobs, New York) Jacobs, Jonathan (Professor of Philosophy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Häftad

419 kr

Ethics A–Z

Jonathan Jacobs, New York) Jacobs, Jonathan (Professor of Philosophy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Inbunden

1 829 kr

Hoppa över listan

Du kanske också är intresserad av

Ethics A–Z

Jonathan Jacobs, New York) Jacobs, Jonathan (Professor of Philosophy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Inbunden

1 829 kr

Ethics A-Z

NA NA, Na Na, Jonathan Jacobs

Inbunden

689 kr

Ethics A–Z

Jonathan Jacobs, New York) Jacobs, Jonathan (Professor of Philosophy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Häftad

419 kr