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The Philosophy of Don Hasdai Crescas
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Meyer Waxman
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English
Published/Copyright:
1920
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Looks at the philosophies of Hasdai Crescas during the 1300's who swam against the current of the words of his contemporaries. He opposed the speculative reasoning of Aristotle and dared to criticize the introduction of Aristotelian views into the religious philosophy of his own people.
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Frontmatter
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Prefatory Note
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Biographical Note
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Table of Contents
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Introductory Chapter
1 - Part I. God
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Note on Crescas’s Philosophical Position
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I. Crescas’s Exposition of the Maimonidian Theories
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II. Crescas’s Treatment of the Problems Relating to the Existence of God and His Attributes
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III. Introductory. Opinions Held by the Pre-Maimonidian Jewish Philosophers Concerning the Problems of Omniscience, Providence, and Freedom of the Will
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IV. Maimonides’ View and Crescas’s Comments
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V. Providence, Potence, and Free Will
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VI. Teleology and Ethics
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VII. Divine Will and Creation
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Bibliography
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Index
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