Předmět Medieval Islamic and Jewish Phil. Texts (JUD / MIJI)

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Materiál	Typ	Datum	Počet stažení

Obsah

1. Introduction: Islam and Judaism in a Comparative Perspective (Reading: Crone and Cook, Hagarism, pp. 3-34)2. Islamic and Jewish intellectual trends in the Middle Ages: chronology, personalities, schools, and controversial issues (Reading: Leaman, Introduction, 1-21, Crone and Cook, Hagarism, 120-138 , Maimonides, Commentary on the Mishnah, Hagiga 2:1 and Guide, introductions to part I and part III)3. Nature, naturalism, and Hellenic scientific-philosophical traditions (Reading: Avicenna, Metaphysics, 6, 2-3 and 7,3)4. ?Accept the truth, whoever says it!? Rabbis, ?ulama?, Nestorian theologians and the philosophers (Reading: Neusner et al. Judaism and Islam, 10-30, Crone and Cook, Hagarism, 149-151, al-Kindi, On first philosophy, introduction, Maimonides, Eight Chapters, introduction, Maimonides, Responsa, ed. Blau, vol. 1, 200-201 [no. 117])5. ?You have stolen my ideas!? Appropriation of alien wisdom and building new canons (Reading: al-Farabi, Kitab al-Huruf, Maimonides, Guide, I, 71, Maimonides? letter to Samuel Ibn Tibbon, Pseudo-Maimonides, Ethical Will)6. The Challenge of Naturalism (Reading: Leaman, Introduction, 74-86, Ghazzali, Tahafut, Discussion 17, Judah ha-Levi, Kuzari I,1-43; 62-79)7. Spirituality and desert ecology: asceticism, seclusion, and spiritual knowledge in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (Reading: Hughes, Hay ben Meqitz, Ibn Tufayl, Hayy ibn Yaqzan, Maimonides, Guide III, 51)8. Encountering the Supernatural I: The psychokinetic powers of the prophet (reading: Ibn Sina, Metaphysics Book 10, Saadyah, Beliefs and Opinions)9. Encountering the Supernatural II: Abraham Ibn Ezra on Moses? mystical experiences (reading: Ibn Ezra, Long Commentary on Exodus 33:21)10. Encountering the Supernatural III: Maimonides? theory of creation and prophecy (reading: Leaman, Introduction, 59-74, Maimonides, Guide II, 17, 25, and 36-40)11. Encountering the Supernatural IV: Miracle as occult causation in Ibn Rushd and ?Jewish Averroism? (reading: Ibn Rushd, Tahafut al-Tahafut, 17th discourse, Narboni, Commentary on the Guide, III, 29, 51b)12. The Ashkenazi reception of Islamic naturalism: Berakhiah ben Natronai ha-Nakdan and Judah he-Hasid (reading: Berakhiah, Dodi ve-nekhdi, Judah he-hasid, Zekher asa le-niflaotav)13. Hanbalism in Ashkenaz? Moshe Taku and Ibn Qudama (reading: Moshe Taku, Ketav Tamim, Ibn Qudama, Dhamm al-ta?wil)14. Miracle as an ?added dimension:? Menahem Shalem, Maharal and their Islamic sources (reading: Ruderman, 78-80.)A reader of the primary sources (in the original and in English translations) will be provided at the beginning of the semester.

Získané způsobilosti

Familiarity with the major trends in medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophy. Ability to read and interpret Jewish and Islamic philosophical texts.

Literatura

C. Sirat. A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages . Paris and Cambridge, 1985. O. Leaman. An Introduction to Medieval Islamic Philosophy . Cambridge, 1985. P. Crone and M. Cook. Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World . Cambridge, 1977. D. Ruderman. Jewish Thought and Scientific Discovery in Early Modern Europe . Detroit, 2001. J. Neusner, T. Sonn, and J. E. Brockopp. Judaism and Islam in Practice . London and New York, 2000. A. Hughe. The Three Worlds of Ibn Ezra?s Hay ben Meqitz,? The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 11, S. 1-24. 2002.

Požadavky

Students are expected to read key passages of primary sources (i.e. Islamic and Jewish theological and philosophical texts) in English translation (or in Arabic and Hebrew original if they prefer), as well as secondary literature assigned every week. Students are expected to write short summaries of the obligatory readings as well as to participate actively in discussion during the seminars.

Garant

doc. Tamás Visi, Ph.D., M.A.