Law, reason, and morality in medieval Jewish philosophy : [Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides
Jacobs, Jonathan AAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2010.
A detailed study of the moral philosophy of medieval Jewish thinkers Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides. Jon Jacobs emphasises their distinctive contributions emphasises the shared rational emphasis of their approach to Torah, and draws out resonances with contemporary moral philosophy.
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A detailed study of the moral philosophy of medieval Jewish thinkers Saadia Gaon, Bahya ibn Pakuda, and Moses Maimonides. Jon Jacobs emphasises their distinctive contributions emphasises the shared rational emphasis of their approach to Torah, and draws out resonances with contemporary moral philosophy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Saʻadia ben Joseph, 882-942
Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda, 11th cent.
Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204
Jewish ethics
Ethics
Philosophy
Philosophy & Religion