Sylabus
October 7, 2011
Philosophical reflection of Judaism in the Bible and the Talmud. Hellenistic Jewish philosophy: Philo of Alexandria
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 3-49
October 14
Historical and intellectual context of the birth of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages. Jewish kalām: Saadiah Gaon
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 53-83; or Husik, pp. xiii-l, 23-47; or Sirat, pp. 1-13, 18-37
October 21
Neo-Platonism: Isaac Israeli, Bahya ibn Paquda
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 95-101, 117-124; or Husik, pp. 1-16, 80-105; or Sirat, pp. 57-68, 81-85
November 4
Solomon ibn Gabirol
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 101-117; or Husik, pp. 59-79; or Sirat, pp. 68-81
November 11
Judah Halevi
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 136-151; or Husik, pp. 150-183; or Sirat, pp. 113-131
November 18
Aristotelianism: Abraham ibn Daud
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 152-172; or Husik, pp. 197-235; or Sirat, pp. 141-155
November 25
Maimonides I
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 172-207; or Husik, pp. 236-311; or Sirat, pp. 157-203
December 2
Maimonides II
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 172-207; or Husik, pp. 236-311; or Sirat, pp. 157-203
December 9
Maimonidean controversies. Jewish philosophy in the 13th century
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 207-236
December 16
The decline of Jewish medieval philosophy. Levi ben Gershom, Hasdai Crescas, Joseph Albo
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 236-291; or Husik, pp. 328-361, 388-427; or Sirat, pp. 282-308, 357-372, 374-381
January 6, 2012
The echo of Jewish medieval philosophy in modern Jewish thought
Reading: Guttmann, pp. 275-324
Anotace
Základní úvod do středověké židovské filosofie.