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Astrology --- Early works to 1800. --- -Astrology --- Horoscopy --- Astronomy, Medieval --- Occultism --- Early works to 1800 --- Levi ben Gershom --- Muris, Johannes de --- -Early works to 1800 --- Levi ben Gershom, --- Muris, Johannes de, --- Jehan des Murs, --- Johannes, --- Muris, Jean de, --- Muris, Joannes de, --- Muris, Johannis de, --- Murs, Jean de, --- Murs, John of, --- Levi ben Gershon, --- Léon, --- Levi ben Gerson, --- Leo, Hebræus, --- Lewi ben Gerson, --- Ralbag, --- Gersonides, --- Leo, --- Gerson, Lewi ben, --- Gerson, Levi ben, --- Gershom, Levi ben, --- Gershon, Levi ben, --- Gersonide, --- לוי בן גרשום --- לוי בן גרשום, --- לוי בן גרשון --- לוי בן גרשון, --- לוי בן גרשם --- לוי בן גרשם, --- לוי ב״ר גרשם --- ללוי בן גרשון, --- רלב״ג --- רלב״ג, --- Astrology - Early works to 1800.

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This book argues that Levi Gersonides articulates a unique model of virtue ethics among medieval Jewish thinkers. Gersonides is recognized by scholars as one of the most innovative Jewish philosophers of the medieval period. His first model of virtue is a response to the seemingly capricious forces of luck through training in endeavor, diligence, and cunning aimed at physical self-preservation. His second model of virtue is altruistic in nature. It is based on the human imitation of God as creator of the laws of the universe for no self-interested benefit, leading humans to imitate God through the virtues of loving-kindness, grace, and beneficence. Both these models are amplified through the institutions of the kingship and the priesthood, which serve to actualize physical preservation and beneficence on a larger scale, amounting to recognition of the political necessity for a division of powers.

Jewish philosophy. --- Philosophy, Medieval. --- Levi ben Gershom, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Medieval philosophy --- Jews --- Philosophy, Jewish --- Philosophy --- Levi ben Gershon, --- Léon, --- Levi ben Gerson, --- Leo, Hebræus, --- Lewi ben Gerson, --- Ralbag, --- Gersonides, --- Leo, --- Gerson, Lewi ben, --- Gerson, Levi ben, --- Gershom, Levi ben, --- Gershon, Levi ben, --- Gersonide, --- לוי בן גרשום --- לוי בן גרשום, --- לוי בן גרשון --- לוי בן גרשון, --- לוי בן גרשם --- לוי בן גרשם, --- לוי ב״ר גרשם --- ללוי בן גרשון, --- רלב״ג --- רלב״ג, --- Philosophy, Israeli --- Scholasticism --- Philosophy, medieval. --- Religions. --- Judaism-Doctrines. --- Europe-History-476-1492. --- Medieval Philosophy. --- Comparative Religion. --- Jewish Theology. --- History of Medieval Europe. --- Comparative religion --- Denominations, Religious --- Religion, Comparative --- Religions, Comparative --- Religious denominations --- World religions --- Civilization --- Gods --- Religion --- Medieval philosophy. --- Judaism—Doctrines. --- Europe—History—476-1492.

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Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides; 1288-1344), one of medieval Judaism's most original thinkers, wrote about such diverse subjects as astronomy, mathematics, Bible commentary, philosophical theology, "technical" philosophy, logic, Halakhah, and even satire. In his view, however, all these subjects were united as part of the Torah. Influenced profoundly by Maimonides, Gersonides nevertheless exercised greater rigor than Maimonides in interpreting the Torah in light of contemporary science, was more conservative in his understanding of the nature of the Torah's commandments, and was more optimistic about the possibility of wide-spread philosophical enlightenment. Gersonides was a witness to several crucial historical events, such as the expulsion of French Jewry of 1306 and the "Babylonian Captivity" of the Papacy. Collaborating with prelates in his studies of astronomy and mathematics, he had an entree into the Papal court at Avignon. Kellner portrays Gersonides, revered among Jews as the author of a classic commentary on the latter books of the Bible, as a true renaissance man, whose view of Torah is vastly wider and more open than that held by many of those who treasure his memory.

Jewish philosophy. --- Philosophy, Medieval. --- Medieval philosophy --- Scholasticism --- Jews --- Philosophy, Jewish --- Philosophy, Israeli --- Philosophy --- Levi ben Gershom, --- Maimonides, Moses, --- Maïmonide, Moïse, --- Májmúni, Móse, --- Maimonides, --- Maimonid, --- Rambam, --- Mûsâ Maimûnî, --- Maimûnî, Mûsâ, --- Ibn Maymūn, Mūsá, --- Mosche ben Maimun, --- Maimonide, Mosè, --- Moses ben Maimon, --- Mosheh ben Maimon, --- Maymūn, Mūsá ibn, --- Maimon, Moses ben, --- Maimon, Mosheh ben, --- Mūsá ibn Maimūn, --- Maimun, Mosche ben, --- Moshe ben Maimon, --- Maimon, Moshe ben, --- Mosheh bar Maimon, --- Maimon, Mosheh bar, --- Mose ben Maimon, --- Maimon, Mose ben, --- Qurṭubī, Mūsá ibn Maymūn, --- Andalusī, Mūsá ibn Maymūn, --- Ram, --- Ram Bam, --- Mozes ben Maimon, --- Maimonides, Mozes, --- Maimoides, --- Mosheh, --- Maimoni, Mosheh, --- א. חיים --- בן מיימון, משה, --- בן מימון, משה --- בן מימון, משה, --- בן־מיימון, משה --- הרמב״ם --- הרמב״ם, --- יונה מגירונדי --- כ״ץ, אלי --- מושה בן מיימון, --- מיימון --- מיימון, משה --- מיימון, משה בר, --- מיימון, משה, --- מיימון, צשה בן --- מיימוני --- מיימוני, משה --- מימון, גד --- מימון, משה --- מימון, משה בן, --- מימון, משה, --- מימונידס, משה --- ממימון, משה --- משה בו מימון --- משה בון מימון, --- משה במן מימון --- משה בן מיימון --- משה בן מיימון, רמב״ם, 1135־1204 --- משה בן מיימון, רמב״ם, --- משה בן מיימון, --- משה בן מימון --- משה בן מימון־־משנה תורה־־הלכות תשובה־־פירושים --- משה בן מימון, --- משה בן מימון--משנה תורה--הלכות דעות--פירושים --- משה בן מימון.משנה תורה --- משה בן מימון.משנה תורה־־באורים --- משה בן מימין, --- משה בן מימן --- משה בן מימן, --- משה בר מיימון --- משה בר מיימון, --- משה בר מימון --- משה בר מימון, --- משה בר מײמון רמב״ם, --- משה ברבי מיימון --- משה נן מיימוני, --- משה נן מימון --- משה קן מימון, --- משה, המיימוני --- פרנקל, שבתי, --- רבמ״ם --- רבנו משה בן מיימון, --- רמב"ם --- רמב״ם, --- ר״מ --- ابن ميمون، موسى --- ابن ميمون، موسى، --- Levi ben Gershon, --- Léon, --- Levi ben Gerson, --- Leo, Hebræus, --- Lewi ben Gerson, --- Ralbag, --- Gersonides, --- Leo, --- Gerson, Lewi ben, --- Gerson, Levi ben, --- Gershom, Levi ben, --- Gershon, Levi ben, --- Gersonide, --- לוי בן גרשום --- לוי בן גרשום, --- לוי בן גרשון --- לוי בן גרשון, --- לוי בן גרשם --- לוי בן גרשם, --- לוי ב״ר גרשם --- ללוי בן גרשון, --- רלב״ג --- רלב״ג, --- Bible. --- Aga-sŏ (Book of the Old Testament) --- Asma Asmatōn (Book of the Old Testament) --- Cantar de los Cantares de Salomón (Book of the Old Testament) --- Cântarea-a Cântărilor (Book of the Old Testament) --- Cantica Canticorum (Book of the Old Testament) --- Canticle of Canticles (Book of the Old Testament) --- Canticles (Book of the Old Testament) --- Cantico dei Cantici (Book of the Old Testament) --- Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (Book of the Old Testament) --- Cantique des Cantiques (Book of the Old Testament) --- Énekek Éneke (Book of the Old Testament) --- Erg Ergotsʻ Soghomoni (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hohelied (Book of the Old Testament) --- Hooglied (Book of the Old Testament) --- Lied der Lieder (Book of the Old Testament) --- Musthikaning Kidung anggitane Sang Prabu Suleman (Book of the Old Testament) --- Musthikaning Kidung (Book of the Old Testament) --- Nashīd al-Anāshīd (Book of the Old Testament) --- Nashīd al-Anshād (Book of the Old Testament) --- Shir ha-Shirim (Book of the Old Testament) --- Solomon, Song of (Book of the Old Testament) --- Song of Solomon (Book of the Old Testament) --- Song of Songs (Book of the Old Testament) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.