
HoP 146 - Philosophy's Reign in Spain - Andalusia
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Al-Mohad Ideology
Before the coming of the Al-Mohads, Andalusia had been host to a cultural flowering among Jews. My Monetes was only the greatest of many significant philosophers and scientists who represented Andalusian Jewry. Back in the 11th century, the thinker Ibn Gabbidola was espousing neoplatonism with an enthusiasm not seen in Judaism since Isaac Israeli in the 9th century. The next decades would be a high point for Jewish thought, with several podcast episodes worth of figures appearing around the time of the transfer of power.
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