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CHAPTER ELEVEN. Moses ibn Tibbon and Gersonides on Song of Songs
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- TABLE OF CONTENTS v
- PREFACE 7
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9
- INTRODUCTION 11
- CHAPTER ONE. Providence and the Rabbinic Tradition 29
- CHAPTER TWO. Mosaic Prophecy: Maimonides and Gersonides 47
- CHAPTER THREE. Eschatology and Miracles 71
- CHAPTER FOUR. Creation, Miracles, Revelation 101
- CHAPTER FIVE. Song of Songs and Gersonides’ World 121
- CHAPTER SIX. Maimonides and Gersonides on Astronomy and Metaphysics 149
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Gersonides on the Song of Songs and the Nature of Science 159
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Politics and Perfection: Gersonides vs. Maimonides 181
- CHAPTER NINE. The Role of the Active Intellect in Human Cognition 207
- CHAPTER TEN. Imitatio Dei and the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge 235
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Moses ibn Tibbon and Gersonides on Song of Songs 255
- CHAPTER TWELVE. Misogyny: Gersonides vs. Maimonides 283
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Gersonides and his Cultured Despisers: Arama and Abravanel 305
- AFTERWORD – PERSONAL REFLECTIONS 333
- WORKS CITED 337
- INDEX 365
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- TABLE OF CONTENTS v
- PREFACE 7
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9
- INTRODUCTION 11
- CHAPTER ONE. Providence and the Rabbinic Tradition 29
- CHAPTER TWO. Mosaic Prophecy: Maimonides and Gersonides 47
- CHAPTER THREE. Eschatology and Miracles 71
- CHAPTER FOUR. Creation, Miracles, Revelation 101
- CHAPTER FIVE. Song of Songs and Gersonides’ World 121
- CHAPTER SIX. Maimonides and Gersonides on Astronomy and Metaphysics 149
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Gersonides on the Song of Songs and the Nature of Science 159
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Politics and Perfection: Gersonides vs. Maimonides 181
- CHAPTER NINE. The Role of the Active Intellect in Human Cognition 207
- CHAPTER TEN. Imitatio Dei and the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge 235
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Moses ibn Tibbon and Gersonides on Song of Songs 255
- CHAPTER TWELVE. Misogyny: Gersonides vs. Maimonides 283
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Gersonides and his Cultured Despisers: Arama and Abravanel 305
- AFTERWORD – PERSONAL REFLECTIONS 333
- WORKS CITED 337
- INDEX 365