History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 343 - As Far as East from West - Jewish Philosophy in Renaissance Italy
Feb 23, 2020
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Desire Extends Beyond Lack
- Leone Ebreo reframes desire: even possessions imply lack because we want them to last forever.
- He argues souls and angels also desire union with God since created goods never fully satisfy.
Dialogues Stage Philosophy As Courtship
- In Leone Ebreo's dialogues Phylo courts Sophia, mixing rhetorical flair with philosophy.
- Sophia rebuffs him, insisting she wants theory while he wants practice, dramatizing competing views of love.
A Jewish Humanist Voice
- Judah Abravanel (Leone Ebreo) blends Jewish identity with Italian humanist style and Platonism.
- His Dialogues were popular and show Jewish thinkers engaging deeply with Christian philosophical currents.