HoP 169 - A Matter of Principles - Albo and Abravanel
March 30th, 2014
Joseph Albo and Isaac Abravanel critique Maimonides’ attempt to lay down foundations for the Jewish law.
HoP 168 - Chariot of Fire - Kabbalah
March 23rd, 2014
The rich symbolism of the Zohar and the spiritual practices of Abraham Abluafia feature in the mystical movement known as Kabbalah.
HoP 167 - When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Suffering in Jewish Philosophy
March 16th, 2014
The Book of Job provokes Saadia, Maimonides, Ibn Tibbon and Gersonides to reflect on why God allows suffering.
HoP 166 - Tamar Rudavsky on Gersonides and Crescas
March 8th, 2014
Tamar Rudavsky joins Peter to talk about the two great medieval Jewish thinkers after Maimonides: Gersonides and Crescas.
HoP 165 - Neither the Time Nor the Place - Hasdai Crescas
March 2nd, 2014
Ḥasdai Crescas shows Aristotelian physics who’s boss, by defending alternative conceptions of time, place and infinity.
