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Studies on Gersonides : a fourteenth-century Jewish philosopher-scientist

Author:Gad Freudenthal

Summary:This volume of essays is devoted to the scientific work of Gersonides (1288-1344), one of the greatest figures of Medieval Jewish thought. Gersonides' contributions to astronomy, mathematics, logic, natural science and psychology are analyzed within the context of the contemporary Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin scholarly traditions.

Print Book, English, 1992

Edition:View all formats and editions

Publisher: E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1992

Series:

Collection de travaux de l'Acadèmie internationale d'histoire des sciences, t. 36

Genre:Crítica e interpretación

Physical Description:xxi, 422 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm.

ISBN:

9789004096417, 9789004096417, 9004096418, 9004096418

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:911650818

Subjects:

Astronomía s.14

Crítica e interpretación

Levi ben Gershom, 1288-1344

Contents:

Gersonides' astronomy; Gersonides' work in mathematics; Gersonides' science in its relations to his philosophy and theology.

Notes:

English and French

"Bibliographia Gersonideana: an annotated list of writings by and about R. Levi ben Gershom": pages [367]-414

Includes index