The philosopher-king in medieval and Renaissance Jewish thought
By: Abraham Melamed ; edited and with a foreword by Lenn E. Goodman
Contributors: Goodman, Lenn Evan, 1944-
Series: SUNY series in Jewish philosophy
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Plato -- Contributions in political science; Philosopher-kings; Philosophy, Jewish -- History; Political science -- Philosophy -- History; Jews -- Civilization -- Greek influences
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-264) and index