A short history of medieval philosophy

Andalus and sefarad

An integrative approach to Jewish and Muslim philosophy in al-AndalusAl-Andalus, the Iberian territory ruled by Islam from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, was home to a flourishing philosophical culture among Muslims and the Jews who lived in their midst. Andalusians spoke proudly of the r...

Philo’s heirs: moses maimonides and thomas aquinas

The central claim of this book is that Philo of Alexandria’s philosophical method served as the model for Western philosophy for 1500 years. The author, through a careful examination of the works of Moses Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas, shows how this method worked and identifies its key elements.