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Lecturer(s)
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Visi Tamás, doc. Ph.D., M.A.
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Course content
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Program: Phenomenal field versus symbolic systems: Marc Richir's theory (reading: Immanuel Kant, The Critique of the Faculty of Judgement, §25-29 The incarnation of a problem (Reading: Ibn Ezra on Genesis 12:6 and Eleazar ben Mattityah's supercommentary on it) The sublime in exegesis (reading: Ibn Ezra on Exodus 3:15) The problem of astrology (reading Averroes, Book of animals, chunk 119-120) Antisemitism and persecutions in medieval Europe: symbolic systems and phenomenal fields Dealing with a social stigma: the Maimonidean theory of idolatry (Reading: Maimonides, Guide of the Perplexed, 2.36, and 3.29) A Maimonidean philosopher in Hussite Prague: Menahem Shalem on idolatry and religious fanaticism (Reading: Shalem's commentary on mSotah 9:15)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Seminar title: Symbolic Institution in Medieval Jewish Thought Marc Richir's theory of symbolic institution will be utilized as an analytical framework for understanding post-Maimonidean Jewish philosophical texts. Key passages will be read in Hebrew and analyzed in detail. The classes will focus on two issues: (1) how Jewish philosphical tradition changed by integrating Averroes' thought into the legacy of Maimonides, Ibn Ezra, and other Jewish thinkers? (2) What did philosophical ideas mean to contemporary Jewish readers / society at large? Texts to be read include: (1) Eleazar ben Mattityah on Ibn Ezra's secrets, (2) Averroes on the procreation of new life (Book of Animals), (3) Menahem Shalem on Kabbalah as a new form of idolatry.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Students are obliged to prepare for every seminar (set reading list) and participate actively in discussions. They will obtain credits at the end of the seminar. Tolerated absences: 2.
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Recommended literature
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+ V závislosti na tématu semináře/Depending on the topic of seminar.
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T. Visi. Philosophers on the Peripheries of Ashkenaz. Leiden. 2026.
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