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245 10 a| Ibn Gabirol's theology of desireh| [electronic resource] :b| matter and method in Jewish medieval Neoplatonism /c| Sarah Pessin, University of Denver.;

260 a| Cambridge ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| xiii, 269 pages ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-261) and index.;

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520 a| "Drawing on Arabic passages from Ibn Gabirol's original Fons Vitae text, and highlighting philosophical insights from his Hebrew poetry, Sarah Pessin develops a "Theology of Desire" at the heart of Ibn Gabirol's eleventh-century cosmo-ontology. She challenges centuries of received scholarship on his work, including his so-called Doctrine of Divine Will. Pessin rejects voluntarist readings of the Fons Vitae as opposing divine emanation. She also emphasizes Pseudo-Empedoclean notions of "Divine Desire" and "Grounding Element" alongside Ibn Gabirol's use of a particularly Neoplatonic method with apophatic (and what she terms "doubly apophatic") implications. In this way, Pessin reads claims about matter and God as insights about love, desire, and the receptive, dependent, and fragile nature of human being. Pessin reenvisions the entire spirit of Ibn Gabirol's philosophy, moving us from a set of doctrines to a fluid inquiry into the nature of God and human being - and the bond between God and human being in desire"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Ibn Gabirol's theology of desire matter and method in Jewish medieval Neoplatonism / Sarah Pessin, University of Denver.

Author/creator	Pessin, Sarah
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description	xiii, 269 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century. Yanbūʻ al-ḥayāh. Neoplatonism. Jewish philosophy. Philosophy, Medieval. Islamic philosophy.

Abstract	"Drawing on Arabic passages from Ibn Gabirol's original Fons Vitae text, and highlighting philosophical insights from his Hebrew poetry, Sarah Pessin develops a "Theology of Desire" at the heart of Ibn Gabirol's eleventh-century cosmo-ontology. She challenges centuries of received scholarship on his work, including his so-called Doctrine of Divine Will. Pessin rejects voluntarist readings of the Fons Vitae as opposing divine emanation. She also emphasizes Pseudo-Empedoclean notions of "Divine Desire" and "Grounding Element" alongside Ibn Gabirol's use of a particularly Neoplatonic method with apophatic (and what she terms "doubly apophatic") implications. In this way, Pessin reads claims about matter and God as insights about love, desire, and the receptive, dependent, and fragile nature of human being. Pessin reenvisions the entire spirit of Ibn Gabirol's philosophy, moving us from a set of doctrines to a fluid inquiry into the nature of God and human being - and the bond between God and human being in desire"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-261) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012037619
ISBN	9781107032217 (hardback)

Ibn Gabirol's theology of desire matter and method in Jewish medieval Neoplatonism / Sarah Pessin, University of Denver.

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