Jewish Philosophy: From Muqammis to Maimonides

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course is an introduction to medieval Jewish philosophy as it developed in Arabic. Special attention will be given to the first systematic Judeo-Arabic thinker Muqammis, the Jewish Neoplatonists Ibn Gabirol and Ibn Saddiq, Judah Halevi, and of course Moses Maimonides (1135-1204), one of the greatest Jewish thinkers of all time, with emphasis on his famous treatise The Guide of the Perplexed. Maimonides’ stance on such issues as God’s incorporeality, creation, and prophecy will be examined. PREREQUISITES: Students must have completed 5 full credits of university study and RELS 1002.03, RELS 2001.03, or RELS 3382.03/CLAS 3382.03/PHIL 2382.03, or permission of the instructor CROSSLISTED: CLAS 4011.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar