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The central claim of this book is that Philo of Alexandria’s philosophical method served as the model for the philosophical works of Moses Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas. Moses Maimonides and Thomas Aquinas stand as two pillars in the history of religious philosophy. In their respective religious communities each philosopher is considered the great master who expressed the doctrine of the religious tradition in philosophical terms. One of the most important points established in this book is that both of these thinkers inherited a set of standard philosophical topics (divine attributes, creation ex nihilo, divine providence, etc.) which were first developed as philosophical/religious questions by Philo. In effect, Philo’s philosophical method shaped the history of Western philosophy until the late seventeenth century.
Price: $109.00
Pages: 136
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Publication Date:
11 July 2017
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781618116307
Format: Hardcover
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“Alfred North Whitehead famously called the history of philosophy in the West a series of footnotes to Plato. Harry Wolfson showed that much of that tradition consists not of footnotes but of colorful elaborations of the synthesis of Greek philosophy with biblical ideals forged by Philo of Alexandria. In this incisive book Luis Cortest traces the great tradition of religiously committed philosophy from Philo and Maimonides to Aquinas and beyond, pursuing not 'influences' alone but thematic affinities and conceptual commitments that bind the tradition together—insights and reasoning about God and creation, providence, natural law, and revelation. Cortest’s intelligent, thoughtful, and accessible exploration shows clearly that there is indeed a perennial Judaeo-Christian tradition and gives us reason to see that this robust tradition is alive and well today.”
— Lenn Goodman, Vanderbilt University
— Lenn Goodman, Vanderbilt University
Luis Cortest is professor of Medieval Spanish Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including The Disfigured Face: Traditional Natural Law and Its Encounter with Modernity.
Preface
Chapter 1: The Marriage of Athens and Jerusalem: Philo of Alexandria
Chapter 2: Christian Philosophy after Philo
Chapter 3: The Rabbi and the Friar at a Glance
Chapter 4: The Divine Attributes
Chapter 5: In the Beginning
Chapter 6: Divine Providence
Chapter 7: Natural Law
Chapter 8: Prophecy
Conclusion
Bibliography