
HoP 170 - Gad Freudenthal on Jewish Philosophy and Science
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Greek Arabic Learning in Jewish Culture Prior to My Monodies
The reception of Greek Arabic learning begins in the east, that means around Baghdad. Sadia Gaun was an exceptional charismatic leader who wrote a number of works in religious philosophy and on Hebrew language. He realized how important it is that Jews be able to recognize that philosophy is not in contradiction to their traditional thought. This was really his life's goal and he succeeded in it very well. Here we have in the Maghreb, a small center in the 10th century and especially we have in Andalusia, a whole Jewish culture that flourishes in Arabic. It uses Arabic to interpret the Bible, absorbs Arabic grammar and gives rise to the best Hebrew poetry ever written.
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