The Virtue Ethics of Levi Gersonides.
Green, Alexander.
2016
B1-5802
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Title
The Virtue Ethics of Levi Gersonides.
Author
Green, Alexander.
ISBN
9783319408200
3319408208
3319408194
9783319408194
9783319408194 (hard cover ; alk. paper)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40820-0
Publication Details
Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (209 pages)
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10.1007/978-3-319-40820-0 doi
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B1-5802
Dewey Decimal Classification
100
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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.
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Dedication ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes; Contents; List of Abbreviations ; Other Works Cited; List of Figure ; List of Table ; Chapter 1: Introduction; Gersonides' Dialogue with€Maimonides on€Ethics; The Hermeneutics of€Narrative; Ethics in€the€Development of€Gersonides' Thought; Ethics in€the€Modern Scholarship on€Gersonides; Notes; Chapter 2: Luck and€the€Virtues of€Physical Preservation; The Practical Intellect and€Physical Preservation; Chance (Qeri) and€Human Affairs; The Arts and€the€Virtues of€Physical Preservation; Arts; Virtues; Physical Survival in€the€Legal Lessons.

Conclusion: The€Limits of€the€Struggle for€ExistenceNotes; Chapter 3: Altruism and€the€Beneficent Virtues; Aristotle on€the€Inseparability of€Egoism and€Altruism; Divine Altruism in€Saadya and€Maimonides; Astronomy and€Active Beneficence of€Knowledge; The Beneficent Virtues; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Justice and€the€Practical Wisdom of€the€Individual; The Standard of€Justice; Practical Wisdom: Deliberation and€Choice; Cases of€Conflict: Property, Peace and€the€Divine€Law; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5: The Ethics of€Divided Political Institutions: King, Priest and€Prophet.

Defending Gersonides as€a€Political Thinker: A€Response to€His CriticsCritique of€the€Prophet as€Philosopher-King; Institutional Separation of€the€King, Priest and€Prophet and€the€Individualistic Origins of€the€State; Family and€Friendship; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index.

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