Rel & Phil In Medivl Jud

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Study of the framework and basic concerns of medieval Jewish thought as expressed in the works of R. Saadiah Gaon, R. Bahya ibn Pakuda, R. Judah Halevi, Maimonides, and R. Joseph Albo. Themes include: faith and reason, prophecy, miracles, free will, dogma, reasons for the commandments, ethics, and prayer. Differing attitudes toward the value of philosophy will be analyzed, and attention paid to relevant writings of Islamic and Christian thinkers.