Gersonides – translating divinity within the limits of knowledge
Book chapter
Lawrence, S. 2023. Gersonides – translating divinity within the limits of knowledge. in: Vestrucci, A. (ed.) Beyond Babel: Religion and Linguistic Pluralism Cham, Switzerland. Springer. pp. 215–226
Chapter title | Gersonides – translating divinity within the limits of knowledge |
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Authors | Lawrence, S. |
Abstract | Gersonides (1288–1344), who is central to this chapter, lived in Orange, a small town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region which today finds itself part of France. He wrote exclusively in Hebrew, and even now most of his scientific work hasn’t been translated to modern European languages. Although his major contributions to theology and Judaism were often seen as contrary to the majority views, and sometimes even undesirable, his mathematical works remained largely unknown, partially because he wrote exclusively in Hebrew. In this regard we will investigate briefly his world-view, his epistemological method, and finally mention some of his contributions to mathematics. Gersonides’ opus is situated within the intersections of the original language in which he wrote and our changing interpretations of this work as well as between his philosophical theology and mathematics. |
Keywords | Gersonides; Free will; Hebrew; Theology; Mathematics |
Sustainable Development Goals | 10 Reduced inequalities |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Research Group | MESH (Mathematics, Education, Society, History) |
Page range | 215–226 |
Book title | Beyond Babel: Religion and Linguistic Pluralism |
Editors | Vestrucci, A. |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland. |
Series | Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9783031421266 |
Paperback | 9783031421297 |
Electronic | 9783031421273 |
ISSN | 2211-1107 |
Electronic | 2211-1115 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Nov 2023 |
01 Nov 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | Jul 2022 |
Deposited | 19 Jan 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42127-3_15 |
Language | English |
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