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Joseph Albo on Free Choice

Exegetical Innovation in Medieval Jewish Philosophy

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.5 x 23.7 x 2.6 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of Jewish philosophy

Uncovers deep insights on free choice from Albo's work

You will gain a fresh perspective on philosophical debates

Explore the groundbreaking philosophical insights of Joseph Albo on free choice in this compelling work.

Joseph Albo on Free Choice discovers unsuspected philosophical originality in the interpretations of biblical narrative found in Joseph Albo's Book of Principles, one of the most popular Hebrew works in the corpus of medieval Jewish philosophy. Several of Albo's exegetical analyses focus on free choice, which emerges as a conceptual scheme throughout his work. An exploration of Albo's innovative homiletical interpretations of the binding of Isaac, the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, the Book of Job, and God's choice of Israel, reveals his view of free choice which was significant during a historical period of religious coercion. Albo's sole surviving responsum dealing with the case of the qatlanit further demonstrates his philosophical position. In this new book, Shira Weiss shows that in the medieval era in which Albo lived, free choice was an important topic, subject to vehement debate that has continued to be contested in modern philosophy.
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  • Title

    Joseph Albo on Free Choice

  • Author

    Shira Weiss

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    October 2017

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.7 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780190684426

  • ISBN-10

    0190684429

  • Eden Code

    4514444

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