Time Matters: Time, Creation, and Cosmology in Medieval Jewish Philosophy (Suny Series in Jewish Philosophy)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 287 pages
• Published by: State University of New York Press February 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0791444538
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0791444535
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
Traces the development of the concepts of time, cosmology, and creation in medieval Jewish philosophy.

Despite the importance of time and cosmology to Western thought, surprisingly little attention has been paid to these issues in histories of Jewish philosophy. Focusing on how medieval philosophers constructed a philosophical theology that was sensitive to religious constraints and yet also incorporated compelling elements of science and philosophy, T. M. Rudavsky traces the development of the concepts of time, cosmology, and creation in the writings of Ibn Gabirol, Maimonides, Gersonides, Crescas, Spinoza, and others.

About The Author
T. M. Rudavsky is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at The Ohio State University. She is the editor of Divine Omniscience and Omnipotence in Medieval Philosophy: Islamic, Jewish, and Christian Perspectives and Gender and Judaism: The Transformation of Tradition.