Ibn Kaspi, Joseph

Shalom Sadik

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_29-1

Ibn Kaspi, Joseph

Shalom Sadik

Department of Jewish Thought

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Josef Ibn Kaspi lived in Provence and traveled in Egypt, Majorca, Aragon, and Castile. He probably made his living through moneylending, with the help of his wife. He wrote more than 25 different books, the majority of which deal with Biblical exegesis, Hebrew grammar, and moral philosophy. He also wrote two commentaries on the Guide of the Perplexed and commentaries on Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Ethics. In terms of philosophy, R. Kaspi was a member of the Averroist trend in Jewish thought. As some other members of this school, R. Kaspi wrote in an “esoteric” way. Moreover, he seemingly contradicted himself on a number of subjects, making it difficult to elicit and understand his true philosophical positions.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy
Editors	Marco Sgarbi
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-02848-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_29-1
State	Published - 2019

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