Virtue Ethics of Levi Gersonides

Alexander Green is Assistant Professor in the Department of Jewish Thought at SUNY University at Buffalo, USA. He completed his PhD at the University of Toronto, Canada, in the Department for the Study of Religion and his MA in Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. His research focuses on medieval Jewish philosophy, ethics, and the history of biblical interpretation.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Luck and the Virtues of Physical Preservation.- 3. Altruism and the Beneficent Virtues.- 4. Justice and the Practical Wisdom of the Individual.- 5. The Ethics of Divided Political Institutions: King, Priest, and Prophet.- 6. Conclusion.