The Philosopher-King in Medieval and Renaissance Jewish Political Thought: ItalySUNY Press, 2003 M01 1 - 271 páginas This original treatment of medieval and Renaissance Jewish thinkers expands the scope of Jewish philosophy and adds new depth to our understanding of Jewish culture of the period. While medieval Christian political philosophy was based on Aristotle s Politics, Muslim and Jewish philosophy adhered to the Platonic tradition. In this book, Abraham Melamed explores a major aspect of this tradition the theory of the philosopher-king as it manifested itself in medieval Jewish political philosophy, tracing the theory s emergence in Jewish thought as well as its patterns of transmittal, adaptation, and absorption. The Maimonidean encounter with the theory, via al-Farabi, is also examined, as is its influence upon later scholars such as Felaquera, ibn Latif, Narboni, Shemtov ibn Shemtov, Polkar, Alemanno, Abarbanel, and others. Also discussed is the influence of Averroe s commentary on Plato s Republic, and the Machiavellian rejection of the theory of the philosopher-king and its influence upon early modern Jewish scholars, such as Simone Luzzatto and Spinoza, who rejected it in favor of a so-called Republican attitude. |
Contenido
Philosopher King Prophet | 1 |
The Sources | 13 |
First Influences | 23 |
The Class System | 61 |
Transmission | 75 |
Adaptation | 93 |
Application | 111 |
Christian Applications and the Machiavellian Revolution | 141 |
Rejection | 167 |
Afterword | 185 |
The Hebrew Versions of the Philosopher Kings Virtues | 189 |
Notes | 199 |
Bibliography | 247 |
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The Philosopher-King in Medieval and Renaissance Jewish Political Thought Abraham Melamed Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
The Philosopher-King in Medieval and Renaissance Jewish Political Thought Abraham Melamed Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abravanel Al-Farabi Albo Alemanno Aristotle attain attributes Averroes Avot biblical chapter Christian contrast David Discorsi discourse discussion divine E. I. J. Rosenthal English Erasmus Ethics example Falaquera governance Guide ha-Olamim halakhic Hebrew Hebrew translation Hilkhot human society Ibid Ibn Bajja Ibn Latif Ibn Rushd Ibn Rushd's commentary Ibn Tufayl ideal ruler imitatio Dei influence intellectual perfection interpretation Isaac Abravanel Islamic Italian Jerusalem Jewish philosophy Jewish political Joseph Ibn Judah King of Israel kingship knowledge Kuzari lawgiver leader leadership Luzzatto Ma'amar Machiavelli Maimonides medieval medieval Jewish thought Melamed monarchy monides moral Moses Muslim philoso philosopher king philosopher-king philosopher-king theory philosopher-prophet Pines Plato's Republic Platonic Political Philosophy political thought Polkar presents prince prophecy prophet regime Rehoboam Renaissance rule sages Samuel Samuel Ibn Tibbon Saul Shemtov solitary Solomon soul Spinoza thinkers tion Torah virtues virtuous Walzer wisdom wise אוהב בו המעלה וזה לו עליו שהוא שיהיה
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Maimonides and His Heritage Idit Dobbs-Weinstein,Lenn E. Goodman,James Allen Grady Vista previa limitada - 2008 |