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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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Each topic covered by two lessons: 1. What is philosophy?, What is the Jewish philosophy? 2. The predecessors and the influences; Saadia Gaon, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Ralbag, The basic terms 3. Why the Jewish philosophy did not exist in the Classical antiquity? Universalism and particularism in Judaism 4. Juda Halevi - The Defendor of the faith, Who was Juda Halevi?, The philosophy which Halevi was against 5. Maimonides and his faith, Who was Maimonides? 6. Halevi vs Maimonides in the "Jewish thinking" and the establishment of the Jewish philosophy
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide a list of the basic problems to be studied in order to understand randomly chosen works belonging to the field of Jewish philosophy. To understand these problems is necessary for a more profound study of the field and of the Jewish philosophy.
The aim of the course is to provide a list of the basic problems to be studied in order to understand randomly chosen works belonging to the field of Jewish philosophy. To understand these problems is necessary for a more profound study of the field and of the Jewish philosophy.
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Prerequisites
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An introductory course based on the readings of elementary texts and on the encounters with the basic topics of Jewish philosophy and philosophy as such. The course is suitable for all the students of the Jewish Studies and for all those who are interested in the problems of philosophy.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Dialog
Attendance, continuous papers on the texts read in class, a final paper on the chosen and consulted topic.
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Recommended literature
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David Hartman. (2000). Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future. New Haven.
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Charles Manekin. (2001). On Maimonides. Belmont, Ca.: Wadsworth.
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Joel .L. Kraemer. (2008). Maimonides. Chidago Universtiy Press.
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Judah Halevi. The Kuzari, překlad N. Daniel Korobkin.
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Menachem Kellner. (2006). Maimonides' Confrontation with Mysticism. London: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.
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Raphael Jospe. (1990). What is Jewish Philosophy?. Ramat Aviv: Open University of Israel.
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