The Classic Jewish Philosophers: From Saadia Through the Renaissance

by Eliezer Schweid

This book provides a standard reference of the major medieval Jewish philosophers, as well as an eminently readable narrative of the course of medieval Jewish philosophical thought, presented as a response to the spiritual-intellectual challenges facing Judaism in that period.
The accounts of Saadia, Bahya, Halevi, Maimonides, and Crescas are among the fullest available in English. Other thinkers discussed in depth include Israeli, Ibn Gabirol,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004162135
• ISBN13: 9789004162136
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 2.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.7"