Abstract
The aim of this article is to analyze the opinion of R. Abraham bar Yehudah (Crete and the Crown of Aragon in the second half of the 14th century) on the question of free will. The first part of the article describes how in the beginning of his book (Even Shetiyyah, 'Foundation Stone'), R. Abraham presents a position close to the deterministic thought of his well known teacher Hasdai Crescas, thus proving that in the third quarter of the 14th century there already were deterministic views in the school of the later. The second part of the article demonstrates that in the continuation of this book R. Abraham presents a different opinion closer to the common non-deterministic position of the majority of Jewish medieval philosophers. The article concludes, explaining the contradiction, that in his book R. Abraham bar Yehuda brings in two different opinions from different sources without trying to build an accord between them.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-88 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Sefarad |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Avner of Burgos
- Determinism
- Free will
- Hasdai Crescas
- Medieval Jewish philosophy
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cultural Studies
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Religious studies
- Linguistics and Language
- Literature and Literary Theory