Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages

Overview

T. M. Rudavsky presents a new account of the development of Jewish philosophy from the tenth century to Spinoza in the seventeenth, viewed as part of an ongoing dialogue with medieval Christian and Islamic thought.

Objective

Her aim is to provide a broad historical survey of major figures and schools within the medieval Jewish tradition, focusing on the tensions between Judaism and rational thought.

Philosophical Controversies

This is reflected in particular philosophical controversies across a wide range of issues in metaphysics, language, cosmology, and philosophical theology.

Significance

The book illuminates our understanding of medieval thought by offering a much richer view of the Jewish philosophical tradition, informed by the considerable recent research that has been done in this area.