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Pursuit of happiness in medieval Jewish and Islamic thought : studies dedicated to Steven Harvey
- Title
- Pursuit of happiness in medieval Jewish and Islamic thought : studies dedicated to Steven Harvey / edited by Yehuda Halper.
- Publication
- Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2021]
- ©2021
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- Additional Authors
- Halper, Yehuda
- Description
- 431 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- The articles in this volume explore the teachings on happiness by a range of thinkers from antiquity through Spinoza, most of whom held human happiness to comprise intellectual knowledge of that which is Good in itself, namely God. These thinkers were from Greek pagan, Muslim, Jewish, and Christian backgrounds and wrote their works in Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin. Still, they shared similar philosophical views of what constitutes the Highest Good, and of the intellectual activities to be undertaken in pursuit of that Good. Yet, they differed, often greatly, in the role they assigned to deeds and practical activities in the pursuit of this happiness. These differences were, at times, not only along religious lines, but also along political and ethical lines. Other differences treated the relationship between the body and intellectual happiness and the various ways in which bodily health and well-being can contribute to intellectual health and true happiness.
- Series Statement
- Philosophy in the Abrahamic traditions of the Middle Ages ; 1
- Uniform Title
- Philosophy in the Abrahamic traditions of the Middle Ages ; v.1.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [407]-415) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-2643
- ISBN
- 2503591434
- 9782503591438
- OCLC
- 1246226992
- Title
- Pursuit of happiness in medieval Jewish and Islamic thought : studies dedicated to Steven Harvey / edited by Yehuda Halper.
- Publisher
- Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Philosophy in the Abrahamic traditions of the Middle Ages ; 1Philosophy in the Abrahamic traditions of the Middle Ages ; v.1.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [407]-415) and indexes.
- Chronological Term
- To 1699
- Added Author
- Halper, Yehuda, editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-2643