Title Elijah del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism : investigating the human intellect / Michael Engel

Published London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Bloomsbury studies in the Aristotelian tradition Bloomsbury studies in the Aristotelian tradition. Contents Historical and philosophical background -- Del Medigo on the material intellect -- Del Medigo on the agent intellect -- Del Medigo on conceptualisation -- Hic homo intelligit? Summary "Elijah Del Medigo (1458-1493) was a Jewish Aristotelian philosopher living in Padua, whose work influenced many of the leading philosophers of the early Renaissance. His Two Investigations on the Nature of the Human Soul uses Aristotle's De anima to theorize on two of the most discussed and most controversial philosophical debates of the Renaissance: the nature of human intellect and the obtaining of immortality through intellectual perfection. In this book, Michael Engel places Del Medigo's philosophical work and his ideas about the human intellect within the context of the wider Aristotelian tradition. Providing a detailed account of the unique blend of Hebrew, Islamic, Latin and Greek traditions that influenced the Two Investigations, Elijah Del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism provides an important contribution to our understanding of Renaissance Aristotelianisms and scholasticisms. In particular, through his defense of the Muslim philosopher Averroes' hotly debated interpretation of the De anima and his rejection of the moderate Latin Aristotelianism championed by the Christian Thomas Aquinas, Engel traces how Del Medigo's work on the human intellect contributed to the development of a major Aristotelian controversy. Investigating the ways in which multicultural Aristotelian sources contributed to his own theory of a united human intellect, Elijah Del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism demonstrates the significant impact made by this Jewish philosopher on the history of the Aristotelian tradition."--Bloomsbury Publishing Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Del-Medigo, Elijah, approximately 1460-1497. Averroës, 1126-1198 -- Influence Averroës, 1126-1198 SUBJECT Averroës, 1126-1198 fast Del-Medigo, Elijah, approximately 1460-1497 fast Subject Intellect. Concepts. Knowledge, Theory of. Jewish philosophy -- To 1500. Philosophy, Medieval. Philosophy -- Italy -- Padua -- History -- To 1500 Intelligence epistemology. Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500. History of Western philosophy. Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600. PHILOSOPHY -- Eastern. Concepts Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellect Jewish philosophy Knowledge, Theory of Philosophy Philosophy, Medieval Italy -- Padua Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2016030300 ISBN 9781474268516 147426851X 9781474268523 1474268528

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