Proofs for Eternity, Creation and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy

Name: Proofs for Eternity, Creation and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy
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ISBN: 9780195049534

ISBN-10: 0195049535

ISBN-13: 9780195049534

Edition: 1987

Authors: Herbert A. Davidson

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The central debate of natural theology among medieval Muslims and Jews concerned whether or not the world was eternal. Opinions divided sharply on this issue because the outcome bore directly on God's relationship with the world: eternity implies a deity bereft of will, while a world with a beginning leads to the contrasting picture of a deity possessed of will. In this exhaustive study of medieval Islamic and Jewish arguments for eternity, creation, and the existence of God, Herbert Davidson provides a systematic classification of the proofs, analyzes and explains them, and traces their sources in Greek philosophy. Throughout the study, Davidson tries to take into account every argument of…

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List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/6/1987
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.31" wide x 9.50" long x 1.19" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Professor of Hebrew, emeritus, at UCLA. He is the author of several books, including Proofs for Eternity, Creation, and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy (OUP, 1987) and Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect (OUP, 1992) .