Elijah Del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism Investigating the Human Intellect [Hardcover]

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. HisTwo Investigations on the Nature of the Human Souluses Aristotle'sDe animato 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 theTwo Investigations,The Aristotelian Tradition and Elijah Del Medigoprovides 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 theDe animaand 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,The Aristotelian Tradition and Elijah Del Medigodemonstrates the significant impact made by this Jewish philosopher on the history of the Aristotelian tradition.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Historical and Philosophical Background
2. Del Medigo on the Material Intellect
3. Del Medigo on the Agent Intellect
4. Del Medigo on Conceptualisation
5.Hic Homo Intelligit?
Conclusion
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