Herbert A. Davidson
Proofs for Eternity, Creation and the Existence of God in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy
Herbert A. Davidson
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A comprehensive, rigorous analysis of all the significant medieval Islamic and Jewish proofs for the eternity of the world, the creation of the world, and the existence of God
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A comprehensive, rigorous analysis of all the significant medieval Islamic and Jewish proofs for the eternity of the world, the creation of the world, and the existence of God
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- Verlag: Oneworld Publications
- Seitenzahl: 448
- Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 165mm x 242mm x 43mm
- Gewicht: 674g
- ISBN-13: 9780861542406
- ISBN-10: 0861542401
- Artikelnr.: 61560956
- Verlag: Oneworld Publications
- Seitenzahl: 448
- Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 165mm x 242mm x 43mm
- Gewicht: 674g
- ISBN-13: 9780861542406
- ISBN-10: 0861542401
- Artikelnr.: 61560956
Herbert A. Davidson was Professor Emeritus of Hebrew at UCLA, where he chaired the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department from 1981 to 1987. His other books include Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works and Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, on Intellect.
I Introduction 1. Eternity, creation, and the existence of God 2. The present book II Proofs of Eternity from the Nature of the World 1. Proofs of eternity 2. Proofs of eternity from the nature of the physical world 3. Replies to proofs from the nature of the world 4. Summary III Proofs of Eternity from the Nature of God 1. The Proofs 2. Replies to proofs from the nature of the cause of the universe 3. Summary IV John Philoponus
Proofs of Creation and Their Entry into Medieval Arabic Philosophy 1. Philoponus
proofs of creation 2. Saadia and Philoponus 3. Kindi and Philoponus 4. Summary V Kalam Proofs for Creation 1. Proofs from the impossibility of an infinite number 2. Responses of the medieval Aristotelians to proofs of creation from the impossibility of an infinite number 3. The standard Kalam proof for creation: the proof from accidents 4. Juwayni
s version of the proof from accidents 5. Proofs from composition VI Arguments from the Concept of Particularization 1. Inferring the existence of God from creation 2. Arguments from the concept of particularization 3. Particularization arguments for the existence of God without the premise of creation; particularization arguments for creation 4. Ghazali and Maimonides 5. Additional arguments for creation in Maimonides and Gersonides VII Arguments from Design 1. Cosmological, teleological, and ontological proofs of the existence of God 2. Teleological arguments 3. Summary VIII The Proof from Motion 1. Aristotle
s proof from motion 2. Maimonides
version of the proof from motion 3. Hasdai Crescas
critique of the proof from motion 4. Another proof from motion IX Avicennäs Proof of the Existence of a Being Necessarily Existent by Virtue of Itself 1. First cause of motion and first cause of existence 2. The existence of God: a problem for metaphysics 3. Necessarily existent being and possibly existent being 4. The attributes of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 5. Proof of existence of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 6. Questions raised by Avicennäs proof 7. The version of Avicennäs proof in Shahrastani and Crescas 8. Summary X Averroes
Critique of Avicennäs Proof 1. The proof of the existence of God as a subject for physics 2. Necessarily existent by virtue of another, possibly existent by virtue of itself 3. The nature of the celestial spheres according to Averroes 4. Averroes
critique of the body of Avicennäs proof 5. Summary XI Proofs of the Existence of God from the Impossibility of an Infinite Regress of Efficient Causes 1. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of causes 2. Unity and incorporeality 3. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of efficient causes and the proof from the concepts possibly existent and necessarily existent 4. Resumé 5. Crescas on the impossibility of an infinite regress 6. Ghazali
s critique of Avicennäs proof 7. Summary XII Subsequent History of Proofs from the Concept of Necessary Existence 1. Maimonides and Aquinas 2. The influence of Avicennäs proof 3. Proofs of the existence of God as a necessarily existent being in modern European philosophy 4. Summary 5. Concluding remark Appendix A. Two Philosophic Principles 1. The principle that an infinite number is impossible 2. The principle that a finite body contains only finite power Appendix B. Inventory of Proofs Primary Sources Index of Philosophers Index of Terms
Proofs of Creation and Their Entry into Medieval Arabic Philosophy 1. Philoponus
proofs of creation 2. Saadia and Philoponus 3. Kindi and Philoponus 4. Summary V Kalam Proofs for Creation 1. Proofs from the impossibility of an infinite number 2. Responses of the medieval Aristotelians to proofs of creation from the impossibility of an infinite number 3. The standard Kalam proof for creation: the proof from accidents 4. Juwayni
s version of the proof from accidents 5. Proofs from composition VI Arguments from the Concept of Particularization 1. Inferring the existence of God from creation 2. Arguments from the concept of particularization 3. Particularization arguments for the existence of God without the premise of creation; particularization arguments for creation 4. Ghazali and Maimonides 5. Additional arguments for creation in Maimonides and Gersonides VII Arguments from Design 1. Cosmological, teleological, and ontological proofs of the existence of God 2. Teleological arguments 3. Summary VIII The Proof from Motion 1. Aristotle
s proof from motion 2. Maimonides
version of the proof from motion 3. Hasdai Crescas
critique of the proof from motion 4. Another proof from motion IX Avicennäs Proof of the Existence of a Being Necessarily Existent by Virtue of Itself 1. First cause of motion and first cause of existence 2. The existence of God: a problem for metaphysics 3. Necessarily existent being and possibly existent being 4. The attributes of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 5. Proof of existence of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 6. Questions raised by Avicennäs proof 7. The version of Avicennäs proof in Shahrastani and Crescas 8. Summary X Averroes
Critique of Avicennäs Proof 1. The proof of the existence of God as a subject for physics 2. Necessarily existent by virtue of another, possibly existent by virtue of itself 3. The nature of the celestial spheres according to Averroes 4. Averroes
critique of the body of Avicennäs proof 5. Summary XI Proofs of the Existence of God from the Impossibility of an Infinite Regress of Efficient Causes 1. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of causes 2. Unity and incorporeality 3. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of efficient causes and the proof from the concepts possibly existent and necessarily existent 4. Resumé 5. Crescas on the impossibility of an infinite regress 6. Ghazali
s critique of Avicennäs proof 7. Summary XII Subsequent History of Proofs from the Concept of Necessary Existence 1. Maimonides and Aquinas 2. The influence of Avicennäs proof 3. Proofs of the existence of God as a necessarily existent being in modern European philosophy 4. Summary 5. Concluding remark Appendix A. Two Philosophic Principles 1. The principle that an infinite number is impossible 2. The principle that a finite body contains only finite power Appendix B. Inventory of Proofs Primary Sources Index of Philosophers Index of Terms
I Introduction 1. Eternity, creation, and the existence of God 2. The present book II Proofs of Eternity from the Nature of the World 1. Proofs of eternity 2. Proofs of eternity from the nature of the physical world 3. Replies to proofs from the nature of the world 4. Summary III Proofs of Eternity from the Nature of God 1. The Proofs 2. Replies to proofs from the nature of the cause of the universe 3. Summary IV John Philoponus
Proofs of Creation and Their Entry into Medieval Arabic Philosophy 1. Philoponus
proofs of creation 2. Saadia and Philoponus 3. Kindi and Philoponus 4. Summary V Kalam Proofs for Creation 1. Proofs from the impossibility of an infinite number 2. Responses of the medieval Aristotelians to proofs of creation from the impossibility of an infinite number 3. The standard Kalam proof for creation: the proof from accidents 4. Juwayni
s version of the proof from accidents 5. Proofs from composition VI Arguments from the Concept of Particularization 1. Inferring the existence of God from creation 2. Arguments from the concept of particularization 3. Particularization arguments for the existence of God without the premise of creation; particularization arguments for creation 4. Ghazali and Maimonides 5. Additional arguments for creation in Maimonides and Gersonides VII Arguments from Design 1. Cosmological, teleological, and ontological proofs of the existence of God 2. Teleological arguments 3. Summary VIII The Proof from Motion 1. Aristotle
s proof from motion 2. Maimonides
version of the proof from motion 3. Hasdai Crescas
critique of the proof from motion 4. Another proof from motion IX Avicennäs Proof of the Existence of a Being Necessarily Existent by Virtue of Itself 1. First cause of motion and first cause of existence 2. The existence of God: a problem for metaphysics 3. Necessarily existent being and possibly existent being 4. The attributes of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 5. Proof of existence of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 6. Questions raised by Avicennäs proof 7. The version of Avicennäs proof in Shahrastani and Crescas 8. Summary X Averroes
Critique of Avicennäs Proof 1. The proof of the existence of God as a subject for physics 2. Necessarily existent by virtue of another, possibly existent by virtue of itself 3. The nature of the celestial spheres according to Averroes 4. Averroes
critique of the body of Avicennäs proof 5. Summary XI Proofs of the Existence of God from the Impossibility of an Infinite Regress of Efficient Causes 1. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of causes 2. Unity and incorporeality 3. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of efficient causes and the proof from the concepts possibly existent and necessarily existent 4. Resumé 5. Crescas on the impossibility of an infinite regress 6. Ghazali
s critique of Avicennäs proof 7. Summary XII Subsequent History of Proofs from the Concept of Necessary Existence 1. Maimonides and Aquinas 2. The influence of Avicennäs proof 3. Proofs of the existence of God as a necessarily existent being in modern European philosophy 4. Summary 5. Concluding remark Appendix A. Two Philosophic Principles 1. The principle that an infinite number is impossible 2. The principle that a finite body contains only finite power Appendix B. Inventory of Proofs Primary Sources Index of Philosophers Index of Terms
Proofs of Creation and Their Entry into Medieval Arabic Philosophy 1. Philoponus
proofs of creation 2. Saadia and Philoponus 3. Kindi and Philoponus 4. Summary V Kalam Proofs for Creation 1. Proofs from the impossibility of an infinite number 2. Responses of the medieval Aristotelians to proofs of creation from the impossibility of an infinite number 3. The standard Kalam proof for creation: the proof from accidents 4. Juwayni
s version of the proof from accidents 5. Proofs from composition VI Arguments from the Concept of Particularization 1. Inferring the existence of God from creation 2. Arguments from the concept of particularization 3. Particularization arguments for the existence of God without the premise of creation; particularization arguments for creation 4. Ghazali and Maimonides 5. Additional arguments for creation in Maimonides and Gersonides VII Arguments from Design 1. Cosmological, teleological, and ontological proofs of the existence of God 2. Teleological arguments 3. Summary VIII The Proof from Motion 1. Aristotle
s proof from motion 2. Maimonides
version of the proof from motion 3. Hasdai Crescas
critique of the proof from motion 4. Another proof from motion IX Avicennäs Proof of the Existence of a Being Necessarily Existent by Virtue of Itself 1. First cause of motion and first cause of existence 2. The existence of God: a problem for metaphysics 3. Necessarily existent being and possibly existent being 4. The attributes of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 5. Proof of existence of the necessarily existent by virtue of itself 6. Questions raised by Avicennäs proof 7. The version of Avicennäs proof in Shahrastani and Crescas 8. Summary X Averroes
Critique of Avicennäs Proof 1. The proof of the existence of God as a subject for physics 2. Necessarily existent by virtue of another, possibly existent by virtue of itself 3. The nature of the celestial spheres according to Averroes 4. Averroes
critique of the body of Avicennäs proof 5. Summary XI Proofs of the Existence of God from the Impossibility of an Infinite Regress of Efficient Causes 1. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of causes 2. Unity and incorporeality 3. The proof from the impossibility of an infinite regress of efficient causes and the proof from the concepts possibly existent and necessarily existent 4. Resumé 5. Crescas on the impossibility of an infinite regress 6. Ghazali
s critique of Avicennäs proof 7. Summary XII Subsequent History of Proofs from the Concept of Necessary Existence 1. Maimonides and Aquinas 2. The influence of Avicennäs proof 3. Proofs of the existence of God as a necessarily existent being in modern European philosophy 4. Summary 5. Concluding remark Appendix A. Two Philosophic Principles 1. The principle that an infinite number is impossible 2. The principle that a finite body contains only finite power Appendix B. Inventory of Proofs Primary Sources Index of Philosophers Index of Terms