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Part One. Philosophy. Chapter Four. Christians
The chapter presents a translation, revision, and update of the chapter on Christian philosophical writings in Hebrew from Moritz Steinschneider’s...
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How to Do Empirical Political Philosophy: A Case Study of Miller’s Argument for Needs-Based Justice
In recent years an increasing number of political philosophers have begun to ground their arguments in empirical evidence. I investigate this novel...
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Jewish Philosophy, Renaissance
The turning point of Western thought and philosophy is, as is well known, the early modern period. Firstly, during this era, philosophy changes its...
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On Decolonizing Philosophy and the Arts
The text introduces decolonial debates in philosophy. In the first step, the historical horizon of decolonial debates is described, which is found in...
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Part One. Philosophy. Chapter One. Greeks. Logic
The chapter presents a translation, revision, and update of the chapter on medieval logical writings in Hebrew from Moritz Steinschneider’s 1893 Die...
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Bible, Editions, and Translations in the Renaissance
The invention of printing in the mid-fifteenth century greatly encouraged the dissemination and study of the bible in the original Hebrew and Greek,...
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Greek Texts Translated into Hebrew
Only few Greek philosophical texts by Aristotle and by some of his main interpreters were partially or totally translated into Hebrew during the...
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Quevedo, Francisco de
Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas was the most popular Spanish author of his century. He was also a consummate humanist and pioneer of the literary...
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Albo, Joseph
Joseph Albo (c. 1380–1444) was a Jewish philosopher active in Christian Spain during the first half of the fifteenth century. His main opus Sefer...
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The Amsterdam Stock Exchange and the Metaphysics of Capitalism: A Reading of Joseph de la Vega’s Confusión de confusiones
I offer a critical and contextual reading of Joseph de la Vega’s 1688 dialogue, the Confusión de confusiones, which portrays the workings of the...
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Philosophy, Jewish
Although “medieval Jewish philosophy” as a concept and field of study was not coined until the modern period, the term nonetheless denotes a series...
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Baroque Naturalism (A Teleological Conversion of Philosophy)
“Baroque Naturalism (A Teleological Conversion of Philosophy)” shows how the very notion of the baroqueBaroque itself serves to illustrate the...
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Cultural Evolution of Human Self-Awareness
History is almost always a cultural evolution that carries with it an evolution of human self-awareness. This evolution is perceptible in the...
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General Works
The chapter presents a translation, revision, and update of the chapter on “Allgemeines” (“General Works) from Moritz Steinschneider’s 1893 Die...
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Arias Montano, Benito
The Spanish scholar Benito Arias Montano, librarian of El Escorial, was an outstanding translator of, and commentator on, biblical texts. He was one...
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Manetti, Giannozzo
The Florentine merchant and humanist Giannozzo Manetti (1396–1459) combined a successful career as a businessman, civic official, and diplomat with...
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Bruni, Leonardo
Leonardo Bruni was among the bestselling authors of the fifteenth century and among the most influential early Renaissance humanists. This entry...
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León, Fray Luis de
The Spanish Augustinian friar Fray Luis de León was a professor of biblical and theological studies at the University of Salamanca. He authored...
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Maimonideanism in the Renaissance
Moses Maimonides is probably the most important, certainly the most influential, Jewish philosopher of all times. Both his philosophical and...
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Almosnino, Moshe (Moises) ben Baruch
A rabbi, political leader, diplomat, physician, scientist, mathematician, philosopher, and biblical exegete, Moses ben Baruch Almosnino was one of...