In this classic study, Herbert A. Davidson examines every medieval Arabic and Hebrew proof for the eternity of the world, the creation of the world and the existence of God which has philosophical character, disregarding only those that rest entirely on religious faith or fall below a minimum threshold of plausibility. Classifying the proofs systematically, he analyses and explains them, and traces their sources in Greek philosophy. He pursues the penetration of some of these Islamic and Jewish arguments into medieval Christian philosophy and, in a few instances, all the way into seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European philosophy.
Unique in both its classification of the proofs and its comprehensiveness, this work will once again serve medievalists, historians of philosophy and historians of ideas.
| ISBN: | 9780861542406 |
| Publication date: | 7th October 2021 |
| Author: | Herbert A Davidson |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Academic an imprint of Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Genres: |
Islamic and Arab philosophy Jewish philosophy Philosophy of religion Theology |
In this classic study, Herbert A. Davidson examines every medieval Arabic and Hebrew proof for the eternity of the world, the creation of the world and the existence of God which has philosophical character, disregarding only those that rest entirely on religious faith or fall below a minimum threshold of plausibility. Classifying the proofs systematically, he analyses and explains them, and traces their sources in Greek philosophy. He pursues the penetration of some of these Islamic and Jewish arguments into medieval Christian philosophy and, in a few instances, all the way into seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European philosophy.
Unique in both its classification of the proofs and its comprehensiveness, this work will once again serve medievalists, historians of philosophy and historians of ideas.
Proofs for Eternity, Creation and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy features in the following genres: Islamic and Arab philosophy, Jewish philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Theology
Proofs for Eternity, Creation and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy is available in Hardback
Proofs for Eternity, Creation and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy was written by Herbert A Davidson and published by Oneworld Academic an imprint of Oneworld Publications
Proofs for Eternity, Creation and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy has 448 pages
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