{"product_id":"elijah-del-medigo-and-paduan-michael-engel-9781350074408","title":"Elijah del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism: Investigating the Human Intellect","description":"\u003cp\u003eElijah 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 \u003ci\u003eTwo Investigations on the Nature of the Human Soul\u003c\/i\u003e uses Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eDe anima\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eTwo Investigations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElijah Del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDe anima\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvestigating the ways in which multicultural Aristotelian sources contributed to his own theory of a united human intellect, \u003ci\u003eElijah Del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the significant impact made by this Jewish philosopher on the history of the Aristotelian tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Engel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350074403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350074408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Michael Engel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401293156607,"sku":"9781350074408","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7da08b96-f0e8-446c-90cf-fd7f7920e07b.jpg?v=1733887291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elijah-del-medigo-and-paduan-michael-engel-9781350074408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}