The Pursuit of Happiness in Medieval Jewish and Islamic Thought - Yehuda Halper
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2021Uitgever: Brepols Publishers432 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503591434ISBN-13: 9782503591438Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary The articles in this volume explore the teachings on happiness by a range of thinkers from antiquity through Spinoza, most of whom held human happiness to comprise intellectual knowledge of that which is Good in itself, namely God. These thinkers were from Greek pagan, Muslim, Jewish, and Christian backgrounds and wrote their works in Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin. Still, they shared similar philosophical views of what constitutes the Highest Good, and of the intellectual activities to be undert...
