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Traditional, Orthodox Judaism is not interested in a systematic reflection on the "Jewish faith"-its focus is rather on the religious practice. Impulses for a rational, conceptual definition of traditional religious ideas come from outside-through the direct influence of Greek and Hellenistic thought, then to a greater extent, under the influence of rationalistic branches of Islamic theology. Despite the fact that Jewish philosophy accepted forms and terminology originally foreign to Judaism, it has always conserved specific content bound with the views of the specific role of Israel in the world history.
The course shall give a historical survey of the development of the Jewish philosophy, from its beginnings in the ancient Greco-Roman world, the confrontation with medieval Islamic thinking, the full development of autonomous Jewish philosophical reflection to its decline at the end of the Middle Ages. Main religious and philosophical ideas will be discussed and the most important Jewish philosophers will be presented. Poslední úprava: UFRLYCKA (10.02.2013)
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Julius Guttmann, Philosophies of Judaism. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1966 Isaac Husik, A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy. New York: Atheneum, 1969 Colette Sirat, A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990
Saadia Gaon, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1976 Bachya ben Joseph ibn Paquda, Duties of the Heart. Jerusalem - New York: Feldheim Publishers, 1999 Solomon ben Judah ibn Gabirol, The Fountain of Life. Stanwood, Washington: Sabian Publishing Society, 1987 Judah Halevi, The Kuzari. An Argument for the Faith of Israel. New York: Schocken Books, 1988 Moses Maimonides, Mishneh Torah I. New York: Moznaim, 1989 Moses Maimonides, The Guide of the Perplexed. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1963 Moses Maimonides, R. L. Weiss, Ch. E. Butterworth, Ethical Writings of Maimonides. New York: Dover Publications, 1983
All texts will be available in the Moodle. Poslední úprava: UFRLYCKA (10.02.2013)
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The course will have the form of a seminar: A brief introduction by the tutor to the subject will be followed by a discussion on relevant topics based on selected readings. Poslední úprava: UFRLYCKA (10.02.2013)
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An active participation in the seminar will be required. The course will be completed by an exam: Students shall submit a final essay of 2,000 words on the topic consulted with the tutor in advance. Poslední úprava: UFRLYCKA (10.02.2013)
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February 22 Historical and intellectual context of the birth of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages. Jewish kalām: Saadia Gaon Reading: Guttmann, pp. 53-83; or Husik, pp. xiii-l, 23-47; or Sirat, pp. 1-13, 18-37
March 1 Saadia Gaon: The Book of Beliefs and Opinions
March 8 Neo-Platonism: Bachya ibn Paquda Reading: Guttmann, pp. 95-101, 117-124; or Husik, pp. 1-16, 80-105; or Sirat, pp. 57-68, 81-85
March 15 Bachya ibn Paquda: Duties of the Heart
March 22 Solomon ibn Gabirol Reading: Guttmann, pp. 101-117; or Husik, pp. 59-79; or Sirat, pp. 68-81
April 5 Solomon ibn Gabirol: The Fountain of Life
April 12 Judah Halevi Reading: Guttmann, pp. 136-151; or Husik, pp. 150-183; or Sirat, pp. 113-131
April 19 Judah Halevi: The Kuzari
April 26 Aristotelianism: Maimonides Reading: Guttmann, pp. 172-207; or Husik, pp. 236-311; or Sirat, pp. 157-203
May 3 Maimonides: Mishneh Torah I (Sefer ha-Madaʻ)
May 10 Maimonides: The Guide of the Perplexed
May 18 Maimonides: Eight Chapters Poslední úprava: UFRLYCKA (10.02.2013)
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