HoP 164 - Man and Superman - Gersonides and the Jewish Reaction to Averroes
February 23rd, 2014
The super-commentator Gersonides and other Jews digest the ideas of Averroes.
The super-commentator Gersonides and other Jews digest the ideas of Averroes.
Maimonides’ works provoke a bitter dispute among Jews in France and Spain over the relation of philosophy to Judaism.
Maimonides as a "Mediterranean thinker": Peter is joined by Sarah Stroumsa.
Maimonides tries to settle the eternity of the world debate by declaring a draw.