Saadia Gaon: The First Jewish Philosopher
Saadia Gaon is the first Jewish philosopher to systematize the Jewish teachings and beliefs. This makes him different from Philo of Alexandria, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and David ibn Merwān al-Mukkamas al-Rakki who preceded Gaon. He drew inspiration from Mu’tazilah school of Kalām; still, he did n...
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| description | Saadia Gaon is the first Jewish philosopher to systematize the Jewish teachings and beliefs. This makes him different from Philo of Alexandria, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and David ibn Merwān al-Mukkamas al-Rakki who preceded Gaon. He drew inspiration from Mu’tazilah school of Kalām; still, he did not follow the Muslim scholars blindly. In fact, he tapped Mu’tazilah doctrines to resolve the paradoxes of the Holy Scriptures and justify the Jewish beliefs. Among his numerous works, Kitāb al-Sharā’i (Book of the Commandments of Religion) is of critical importance. The present article covers his life and works and sheds some light on his status in Jewish philosophy. Gaon’s views about cognition and its sources, God and the universe and intellect and inspiration are also addressed. Moreover, his views about the mankind and the end of the world are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3270ef7c34745aeb73175a4e03a79192023-12-18T10:40:53ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressحکمت و فلسفه1735-32382476-60382013-03-019339311210.22054/wph.2013.58625862Saadia Gaon: The First Jewish Philosopherreza gandomi nasr abadi0هیئت علمی دانشگاه پردیس قمSaadia Gaon is the first Jewish philosopher to systematize the Jewish teachings and beliefs. This makes him different from Philo of Alexandria, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and David ibn Merwān al-Mukkamas al-Rakki who preceded Gaon. He drew inspiration from Mu’tazilah school of Kalām; still, he did not follow the Muslim scholars blindly. In fact, he tapped Mu’tazilah doctrines to resolve the paradoxes of the Holy Scriptures and justify the Jewish beliefs. Among his numerous works, Kitāb al-Sharā’i (Book of the Commandments of Religion) is of critical importance. The present article covers his life and works and sheds some light on his status in Jewish philosophy. Gaon’s views about cognition and its sources, God and the universe and intellect and inspiration are also addressed. Moreover, his views about the mankind and the end of the world are discussed.https://wph.atu.ac.ir/article_5862_362a83fa80daac97a1fd8f3013f14f6c.pdfepistemologythe relationship between the intellect and revelationjewish kalāmmu’tazilah school of kalāmtheologycosmology |
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