The Popularization of Philosophy in Medieval Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
465The Popularization of Philosophy in Medieval Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
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ISBN-13: | 9782503577838 |
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Publisher: | Brepols Publishers |
Publication date: | 03/02/2022 |
Series: | Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions of the Middle Ages , #3 |
Pages: | 465 |
Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d) |
Language: | Arabic |
Table of Contents
General Introduction Marieke Abram Steven Harvey 9
Part I Introductory Remarks
1 Philosophy as Literature: Appraisal, Defence, and Satire of Rational Thought in Classical Arabic Poetry and Prose Gerhard Endress 37
2 Broadening the Audience for Philosophy among Medieval Jews Charles H. Manekin 61
3 Popularization of Philosophy in the Latin West: The Philosophical Opportunities of Popularization John Marenbon 75
Part II Popularization of Philosophy via Encyclopaedias of Philosophy and Science
4 Popularization of Philosophy via Encyclopaedias of Philosophy and Science: Introduction Steven Harvey 93
5 Anonymous Philosophical Compendia: An Attempt at Vulgarization? Elvira Wakelnig 109
6 Levels of Philosophical Sophistication in Medieval Hebrew Encyclopaedias of Philosophy and Science Resianne Fontaine 121
7 The Summa dictorum: A Theological-Philosophical Encyclopaedia for Monks Guy Guldentops 135
Part III Popularization of Philosophy via Books of Instruction
8 Popularization of Philosophy via Books of Instruction: Introduction Sarah Stroumsa 151
9 Between Popularity and Marginality: al-Batalyawsi's Book of Imaginary Circles Ayala Eliyahu 161
10 Ruah Hen: An Early Popular Hebrew Introduction to Science Ofer Elior 173
11 Medieval Philosophy of Nature Popularized? Albert the Great's De animalibus Katja Krause 185
Part IV Popularization of Philosophy via Mystical Literature
12 Popularization of Philosophy via Mystical Literature: Introduction Yossef Schwartz 203
13 Popularization of Philosophy in the Sufi Milieu: The Reception of Avicenna's Doctrine of the Origination of the Human Soul in 'Ayn al-Qudat al-Hamadani's Writings Salimeh Maghsoudlou 217
14 Myth and Metaphysics: The Popularization of Platonic and Neoplatonic Motifs through Kabbalistic Theosophy Tanja Werthmann 231
15 Popularized Philosophy in Hendrik Herp's Mystical Guide, the Spieghel der volcomenheit Marieke Abram 247
Part V Popularization of Philosophy via Scriptural Exegesis and Sermons
16 Popularization of Philosophy via Scriptural Exegesis and Sermons: Introduction Howard Kreisel 269
17 The Conception of Philosophical Problems in Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's Qur'an Commentary (Mafatih al-ghayb) and the Popularization of Philosophy Lukas Muehlethaler 283
18 Fifteenth-Century Synagogue Sermons Chaim Meir Neria 295
19 Approaching Wisdom: The 'Anonymous of Tegernsee' and his Translation of Bernard's Sermones super Cantica Canticorum Lydia Wegener 307
Part VI Popularization of Philosophy via Poetry
20 Popularization of Philosophy via Poetry: Introduction Anne Eusterschulte 323
21 Intellectual Poetry in the Medieval Islamicate World: Verse and the Popularization of Philosophical Knowledge M. A. Mujeeb Khan 337
22 The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Philosophers: The Ladder of Knowledge in Immanuel of Rome's Hell and Heaven Yehuda Halper 351
23 'Donna gentile': Philosophy in and around the Vita nuova Myrtha de Meo-Ehlert 363
Part VII Concluding Reflections
24 Religious Critique as a Popularization of Philosophy Frank Griffel 379
25 Jewish Averroists contra the Popularization of Philosophy: The Case of the Philosophists Shalom Sadik 389
26 Popular Philosophy is the True Philosophy Warren Zev Harvey 401
27 The Modern Popularization of Medieval Philosophy Peter Adamson 411
28 Some Remarks on Vulgarization of Philosophy in the Middle Ages Loris Sturlese 419
Index of Names, Ancient and Premodern 433
Index of Names, Modern and Contemporary 439
Index of Books, Ancient and Premodern 447
Index of Subjects 459